Dear Friend,
What a wonderful time we had during this years Men’s Retreat, at my friend Terry Brimhall’s, lakehouse on the Tennessee River. It was a time of relaxation, very informal, plenty of good food, and unhurried spiritual conversation. It was real. We started the mornings off with back to back sessions that answered the question most Christians are experiencing these days, “I must know something I don’t know.” We looked into the normal Christian life for a person. When we are born again and the different seasons we go through in becoming more like Christ. We could easily see how similar our Christian experience really is.
We also had time for a pontoon boat ride to look at the waterfall, sailing boats, other lake homes, and the beautiful fall colors. I closed the retreat with a challenge for us to make up our minds as men, to be a man, who has his heart set on being a part of fulfilling our Lord’s Great Commission. Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-20 – “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
My friend Larry Browning and I, shared our own story about One-to-One Discipling that we started more than 2 years ago. As we encourage each other to, “each one, reach one”, the men we have discipled are discipling others and the circle of influence now reaches above 50. If you are interested in being discipled, or in becoming someone who disciples others, please contact us at:http://www.abidingabove.org/index.php
If you would like a set of the recorded sessions of the conference you may write to: calsip@abidingabove.org
Abiding above,
Chris
Colossians 3:1-3
