I am currently reading a book called Gospel Fluency (available here) and so far it is an excellent book. The author argues early in the book that we are all unbelievers. By that, he means that we all have areas in our lives where we fail to believe God. That is a simple, yet profound observation, and ultimately true. Though we may be trusting in Christ, we can say along with the man with the epileptic son, "I believe, help my unbelief" (Mark 9:24). We all need help in our unbelief. 
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In Sunday School at Arbor Drive, we are covering some core convictions we have as a church. One of them is a conviction that believers should be disciples and should be discipling others. Due to some good discussion, we did not get to the final section of the lesson which addressed barriers to discipleship, so I am writing this to help address that issue. If we are honest, we all have barriers to discipleship. Overcoming those barriers ultimately flows from two things, namely, a conviction that Christ commanded us to disciple others, and a love for/desire to obey Christ. That said, I believe there are some practical things that we can think through in overcoming barriers to discipleship. ​

In our last episode of The Pastor Discussions Podcast, we mentioned a resource that might be helpful in revitalizing your prayer life called Praying the Bible by Don Whitney. I took Dr. Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines class in Seminary before this book was published and it walks through everything we covered in class. This is an excellent and easy read that I highly recommend for you. You will seriously never pray the same again. I've also added some other resources we mentioned in the show that might help with your prayer life. Click on the links below to buy them on Amazon and we will receive a little kick back to help with show costs for every purchase. 

Praying the Bible by Don Whitney: http://amzn.to/2nF0vlQ
Praying with Paul by D.A. Carson: http://amzn.to/2nFtJB9
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy With God by Timothy Keller: http://amzn.to/2nCApQr
Enjoying Your Prayer Life by Michael Reeves: http://amzn.to/2BbeyHf
The Psalms (ESV): http://amzn.to/2E3cxQi
The Psalms (ESV – Ladies might like this one): http://amzn.to/2nMLUUr
The Valley of Vision: http://amzn.to/2E61u4P
Gadsby’s Hymns (Cheaper soft cover version): http://amzn.to/2E4vdiD
Gadsby’s Hymns (Hardcover – the one we both have): http://amzn.to/2BYBmH4
Field Notes Memo Book: http://amzn.to/2BGwISb
Moleskine Cahier Journal: http://amzn.to/2Bd6Xbr
Moleskine Soft Cover: http://amzn.to/2Bc76f0
Leuchtturm 1917 softcover (Love this one): http://amzn.to/2BXliW5
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