Discipleship Resources | FBC Boerne

Despite having unprecedented access to Bible studies, podcasts, and worship services, many Christians still struggle to see how the Gospel applies to their everyday lives. The issue isn't a lack of biblical content but rather the absence of intentional community where believers regularly speak Gospel truth into each other's lives when they forget it. 

Gospel fluency requires more than consuming information; it demands bein...

The Gospel offers incredible power for everyday life, not just eternal salvation. However, many believers struggle to experience this transformation because they haven't learned to apply Gospel truth to their daily thoughts, emotions, and circumstances. A key indicator of our spiritual health is what we naturally discuss, as we engage with topics that capture our hearts. If we're not regularly discussing Jesus and His wor...

The story of Nehemiah provides a powerful framework for understanding how God transforms our burdens into purposeful ministry. When Nehemiah learned about Jerusalem's destroyed walls and unprotected people, it created an overwhelming burden he couldn't shake. This pattern reflects how God often begins His work in our lives—by allowing us to see needs that break our hearts. The journey from burden to purpose follows a clea...

The Gospel represents far more than a single moment of decision or a guarantee of eternal life - it encompasses a complete narrative that has the power to transform every aspect of our daily existence. Gospel fluency involves developing the ability to apply these profound truths to the ordinary moments, relationships, and challenges we encounter each day. This requires ongoing immersion in community with other believers who can rem...

That holy tension you feel in your heart isn't anxiety - it's an assignment from God. Divine calling isn't reserved for a select few; instead, God asks 'Who will go for us?' and waits for our willing response. The call comes to everyone, but hearing it depends on the condition of our spiritual ears and our readiness to say 'Here I am. Send me.'Discovering God's calling begins with asking the ...

The Gospel extends beyond a simple salvation message—it's a comprehensive story that should transform how we approach relationships, parenting, work, and every daily experience. Being Gospel fluent means understanding how God's narrative speaks directly to real-life struggles, whether someone is dealing with marriage difficulties, addiction, or feelings of worthlessness. Just as learning any language requires understandin...

Have you ever wondered if there's a difference between knowing about the Gospel and truly living it out? Many believers can recite the basic facts of salvation but struggle to apply Gospel truths to their everyday challenges. This is the difference between knowing the Gospel and becoming fluent in it.

Gospel fluency goes beyond memorizing a three-minute evangelism script. It means learning to think, feel, and speak in...

Every believer is God's masterpiece, uniquely created with specific spiritual gifts, passions, and purposes that contribute to His kingdom work. According to Ephesians 2:10, we are created anew in Christ Jesus to do the good things God planned for us long ago. Just as no two people have identical fingerprints, no one else can fulfill the specific assignment God has created you for. When you're not using your gifts and ser...

Every believer is God's unique masterpiece, created with intentional design for specific kingdom purposes. According to Ephesians 2:10, we are God's handiwork, created to do good works that He prepared in advance for us to accomplish. Just as no two fingerprints are identical, God has crafted each person with a distinct combination of spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, personality traits, and life experiences that work...

The Christian life is described as a race that requires intentional running toward a specific finish line. To run this spiritual race with endurance, we need two essential elements: community support from fellow believers who encourage our faith journey, and a fixed focus on Jesus as both our example and goal. However, we must also lay aside weights and sins that hinder our progress. These weights often include good things that hav...

Jesus challenged conventional wisdom when He taught that in God's kingdom, the path to greatness runs through service. Unlike worldly leadership that exercises control over others, kingdom leadership means becoming a servant to all. This radical concept is exemplified by Jesus Himself, who came not to be served but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many. Serving others requires genuine humility—counting others as more...

Throughout human history, God has been working toward bringing people from every nation, tribe, and language into His kingdom. This redemptive plan has moved through distinct phases - from the Patriarchs to Israel's captivity, through the periods of Judges and Kings, to Christ's coming and the early church, and finally to the ends of the earth where we are now. The spread of Christianity from a small movement in Jerusalem...

This week, we look into the biblical concept of 'koinonia'—the profound spiritual connection among believers fostered through the Holy Spirit, distinguishing it from mere social interactions. The early church's example in Acts 2 illustrates this fellowship, involving devotion to teaching, sharing meals, prayer, and meeting each other's needs as a spiritual family. Hebrews 10:24-25 underscores the necessity of ga...

Jesus strategically spread His message by investing deeply in twelve ordinary individuals. Over three years, He taught them and modeled ministry before sending them out in pairs to practice what they had learned. This approach established a divine pattern for spreading the Gospel, emphasizing the importance of discipleship—learning, following, and teaching others.

The early church exemplified this as the twelve disciples g...

In a world that celebrates busyness and consumption, Jesus teaches that fasting and rest are essential spiritual disciplines for deeper intimacy with God. True fasting isn't about public displays of piety but creating space for communion with God and developing compassion for others. Biblical rest goes beyond mere physical recuperation to spiritual renewal, with Jesus Himself being our ultimate Sabbath rest. Both disciplines r...

Jesus modeled God's heart for all nations throughout His ministry, fulfilling a plan that began with Abraham. He strategically based His ministry in Galilee of the Gentiles and regularly engaged with non-Jewish people, including the Roman centurion, the Samaritan woman, and Greeks seeking Him. The Great Commission wasn't an afterthought but the culmination of everything Jesus had been demonstrating. His pattern of ministr...

Pastor Chad Mason discusses God's heart for the nations and how He has called His people to be a light to the Gentiles. The message centers on the book of Jonah, exploring how God's mission extends beyond Israel to all peoples of the earth. Pastor Chad highlights how Jonah's prejudice against the Ninevites caused him to resist God's call to preach to them, even though God's plan from Abraham onward was to b...

Worship extends far beyond singing in church—it's a comprehensive lifestyle of glorifying God with our entire being. As Romans 12:1-2 teaches, true worship involves presenting ourselves as living sacrifices, being changed by the renewal of our minds through God's Word. We are called to worship in spirit and truth, engaging both our hearts and minds fully in devotion to God. This means loving God with all our heart, soul, ...

We were created for significance, but not for our own - we were made to bring glory to our Creator. From Genesis through Revelation, God's mission has always been to bless His people so they could be a blessing to all nations. True worship extends beyond singing to offering our entire lives as living sacrifices. God has blessed us with knowledge of Him, resources, and talents for a purpose: to call others to Him. Our true sign...