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Here's some of what we've been up to this summer so far.  Thanks reading and praying for us... RIGHT NOW!   Friends on a disciplemaking mission together like this... So thankful for longtime partners & friends together on  Jesus' disciplemaking mission . Preaching at Community Free Church, Mahomet, IL . The Challenge of Finishing Well Communal Workbook. Get yours here . Doing Sports God's Way . The Power of Time-With .  "Jesus went into the Judean countryside where He spent some time with his disciples."   —John 3:22 What if disciplemaking friendships are so simple we miss it ? (Dairy Queen!) " When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours ."   —The Apostle Paul in Romans 1:12 After having six daughters and one son, we now have FOUR grandsons and zero granddaughters (for now : ) The tide is turning.  Finally . Preaching the Word of God to our dear friends at  The Grove Church, Alton...

The Challenge of Finishing Well takes you on an adventure of surrender, intention, and focus —all from the Apostle Paul's life: "I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of the Gospel of God's Grace." —See Acts 20:17-38.  This equipping tool is a communal workbook for friends who want to live and share Scripture with others, a.k.a., disciplemaking  friendships! What are you waiting for? Get yours now! Get yours here . "I am working through The Challenge of Finishing Well and I am knee deep in it and loving it. You managed to hit it out of the park. I love this workbook. Clear thinking and an attractive layout and a very logical progression of thought drawn from the Scriptures. Superbly done. I'm ordering more a few more copies as I consider some friends who need to be prodded in the right direction. Thank you for an absolute winner. Along the way it has already confir...

  It's summertime! For the Allisons, it's a time to pause and thank God that we have neighbors who have a really nice inground swimming pool. Someday we're hoping to meet our neighbors and to get to know them. Until then, one of the kids will always be a lookout. Subscribe Here & let the fun begin !

We called this band, Common Bond. We weren't that good. We did have a lot of fun and friendship. Maybe this band wasn't really about making music. Let me explain. I was 18 years old at the time of this picture, but I was friends with four of these guys since I was 15 years old —just shortly after I got saved. Each of these older friends spent countless hours shaping me, encouraging me, teaching me, correcting me, challenging me, and, yes, discipling me —all through friendship. Because of Jesus and friends, I have been blessed with true stories of... * divine intervention ,  * long and mutual friendships ,  * and staying on Jesus' mission over the long haul . This is the way of Jesus. Jesus had a band of guys.  And they were full of " Sloppy Agape ."  They are still changing the world today. Beware of Mission Drift . Common Bond at Timber-Lee Winter Camp, circa 1982. p.s. My band after Common Bond .   More real-life stories of disciplemaking here . Subscribe Here...

  Note: We are disciplemaking missionaries with  Cadre Missionaries . As such, we give a brief ministry update here at  Cup O' Joe with Bill  once every three months—especially for those who love, pray, and support us. Double click any image to enlarge for reading. Look at What God is Doing! (Click image above to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.)     To donate securely online,  go here .   Or Send a check to: Cadre Missionaries PO Box 278 Sycamore, IL 60178  All glory to God! (Click image above to enlarge for reading, viewing, and praying.) Track with us on social media!      Instagram          Facebook          Twitter       Subscribe HERE and let the fun begin!

  If this is true, then this helps explains... Why many people don't learn much in school. Why many people don't get much out of church. Why we aren't making disciples who make more disciples like Jesus did. Think about Jesus.   Where would you put Jesus—as a teacher—on the learning pyramid above? Think about you. Where are you stuck and how can you get unstuck? This explains WHY were's stuck and HOW to change it.  But will we? Check it out here ! More to Explore Here: Is a Biblical Worldview Enough ? What if we did THIS ? Active Learning ? Friend, if your take-away from this post is that I'm anti-preaching, you missed the point. Let's Connect!     Instagram          Facebook           Twitter        Subscribe here & let the fun begin !