David Lowes Watson wants to remove a major blockage in the church--the self-centered pursuit of spiritual amphetamines--by acknowledging the responsibilities of universal salvation and the demands placed upon faithful discipleship: <ul>
<li>How can Christians effectively hold the tension between the gospel and the seductions of the world? </li>
<li>How can we be committed to the church in a way that guards against thoughtless or self-centered discipleship? </li>
<li>How can we be committed to discipleship in a way that guards against theological procrastination?</li>
</ul>
David Lowes Watson demonstrates through careful biblical exegesis that all persons are the benefactors of divine grace, but that persons known as Christians are called to a disciplined discipleship. When identifying the role of the clergy and laity as facilitators of these disciplined leaders, Watson explains why no person has the right to declare who is inside or outside of God's universal love.

God Does Not Foreclose: The Universal Promise of Salvation

Religion & Spirituality

Watson, David Lowes

Christian Books & Bibles

ABINGDON PRESS *

Bible students sometimes run across troublesome passages that are difficult to understand and put into practice, but are significant to Christian growth and discipleship. This study tackles Scriptures not normally studied from a discipleship viewpoint. This study book looks at 8 Old Testament and 15 New Testament scripture passages. Some of the lesson titles are: The Ten Commandments, Why Do Innocents Suffer?, Forgiveness, The Word Made Flesh, Speaking in Tongues and more. Appropriate for individual and group study, 23 sessions.

Troublesome Bible Passages Volume 1 Student

Wingeier, Douglas E.

Bible students sometimes run across troublesome passages that are difficult to understand and put into practice, but are significant to Christian growth and discipleship. This study tackles Scriptures not normally studied from a discipleship viewpoint. An ideal guide for classes that seek short-term, flexible resources, since units can be studied in any order and class members can rotate teaching. 23 sessions. (separate study book #783771)Session titles:1.  Is All This Sinning Really Necessary? (Genesis 3:1-24)2.  Absolute Commitment  (Genesis 22:1-19)3.  The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20: 1-17)4.  Why Do Innocents Suffer? (Job 1:13-22)5.  The Potter and the Clay  (Jeremiah 18:1-11)6.  True and False Religious Leaders (Ezekiel 34:1-16)7.  Will We Always Have the Poor With Us?  (Amos 8:4-8)8.  Walking With God  (Micah 6:6-8)9.  The Beatitudes  (Matthew 5:1-12)10.  Is the Old Testament Relevant?  (Matthew 5:17-48)11.  The Radical Demands of Jesus  (Matthew 10:34-39)12.  Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)13.  Walking in Our Neighbor's Shoes  (Matthew 20:1-16)14.  The End of Time  (Mark 13:1-37)15.  A Woman's Extravagance  (Mark 14:3-9) 16.  Understanding God's Law of Love  (Luke 6:37-42)17.  How Long Is God Willing to Wait?  (Luke 13:1-17)18.  The Word Made Flesh  (John 1:1-18)19.  Receiving the Holy Spirit  (Acts 2:1-12)20.  Discipleship and Marriage  (1 Corinthians 7:10-16)21.  Speaking in Tongues  (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 14:1-19)22. The Christian Family  (Ephesians 5:21-6:4)23.  Testing the Spirits  (1 John 4:1-6)

Troublesome Bible Passages Volume 1 Leader's Guide

Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation Through Mutual Accountability

Discipleship Resources

In 1988, The General Conference of the United Methodist Church restored class leaders and class meetings to the Book of Discipline after an absence of fifty years. In this volume, David Lowes Watson explains what the recovery of this tradition can mean for congregations, and offers some guidelines for the revitalized office of class leader. Adapting the later Methodist class meeting as a pastoral subdivision of the congregation, Watson shows how class leaders, under the supervision of the pastor, can nurture the discipline of other church members in light of a "General Rule of Discipline" derived from the early Methodist societies: "To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit" This volume is the second in a trilogy : Covenant Discipleship, Class Leaders, and Forming Christian Disciples.

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition

The Early Methodist Class Meeting: Its Origins and Significance [Paperback] [...

The Early Methodist Class Meeting: Its Origins and Significance

History

World

Wipf and Stock

In this volume, David Lowes Watson provides a basic resource for the formation of faithful Christian disciples and the revitalizing of congregations. Beginning with a Christ-centered model for the church, Watson shows how leaders in discipleship are the key to vital congregations. He then offers procedures for introducing and sustaining covenant discipleship groups as a means of developing these leaders, and concludes with guidelines for the office of class leader as a means of implementing their leadership. How does a congregation decide on covenant discipleship? How are the groups formed? What is the role of a class leader? How do class leaders connect with other leaders in the congregation? These questions, and much more, are the subject of a resource that is foundational for any congregation wishing to revitalize its life and work through the forming of faithful Christian disciples. This volume is the third in a trilogy: Covenant Discipleship, Class Leaders, and Forming Christian Disciples.

Forming Christian Disciples: The Role of Covenant Discipleship and Class Leaders in the Congregation

David Lowes Watson advances the practice of mutual accountability in Christian discipleship by expanding and updating the original handbook for covenant discipleship groups. Accountable Discipleship was the manual for covenant discipleship groups for more than six years, with over 20,000 copies printed in three editions. This new version should prove valuable in leading existing groups to a deeper level of discipleship, and newcomers to a fresh discovery of the best of the Methodist tradition. Of special interest is Watson's recovery - from John Wesley's General Rules for the early Methodist societies - of a fourfold "General Rule" of discipleship: "To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit."

Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation through Mutual Accountability

In 1988, The General Conference of the United Methodist Church restored class leaders and class meetings to the Book of Discipline after an absence of fifty years. In this volume, David Lowes Watson explains what the recovery of this tradition can mean for congregations, and offers some guidelines for the revitalized office of class leader. Adapting the later Methodist class meeting as a pastoral subdivision of the congregation, Watson shows how class leaders, under the supervision of the pastor, can nurture the discipline of other church members in light of a "General Rule of Discipline" derived from the early Methodist societies: "To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, and to follow his teachings through acts of compassion, justice, worship, and devotion, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit" This volume is the second in a trilogy : Covenant Discipleship, Class Leaders, and Forming Christian Disciples.

Wipf & Stock Pub

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God Does Not Foreclose: The Universal Promise of Salvation

Troublesome Bible Passages Volume 1 Student

Troublesome Bible Passages Volume 1 Leader's Guide

Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation Through Mutual Accountability

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition

The Early Methodist Class Meeting: Its Origins and Significance

Forming Christian Disciples: The Role of Covenant Discipleship and Class Leaders in the Congregation

Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation through Mutual Accountability

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition