About shepherdbryan

My passion is to disciple and see men discipled in every area of their life to see the multiplication principle actually work in a 100 year generational blessing. As go men in the church, so goes the church. As go men in the nation, so goes the nation. Fortunately, because men have often not taken their spiritual role to the limit, God has raised up many godly women to carry the torch where men have laid it aside. May God rapidly raise up men for the next generation of leaders to the Fourth Generation of spiritual leaders! As men lead in a godly way, women will follow in a godly way and that people will be blessed of the Lord.

Book Review: Creation – Facts of Life by Gary Parker

Posted on December 26, 2013 by shepherdbryan

“Creation – Facts of Life” by Gary Parker is an excellent testimony of how a man like Gary Parker, former evolutionist, tried for three years to prove evolution to creationist professors, but saw the light and now uses the facts to teach the Truth. Parker is an amazing source of wisdom as God has taken a man who was well-trained in evolution and now is able to defend the Truth of Scripture. His Biology and Geology degrees make him an expert in proving Evolution wrong! Continue reading →

Insights: What is Christmas?

Posted on December 25, 2013 by shepherdbryan

Christmas is the second best holiday, only because Resurrection Sunday is the best! Christmas foreshadows Resurrection Sunday, because without the birth of the humanity of Jesus, there could have been no death of Jesus on the cross for the sins of the human race. That’s why children of every culture welcome Jesus at Christmas time! Continue reading →

Q&A: The Joy of His Presence: Luke 2:8-20

Posted on December 24, 2013 by shepherdbryan

These, below the message outline, are suggested answers and designed to stimulate thinking, not to replace it. There are many more answers that could be provided. They follow the message given on Dec. 22, 2013. Continue reading →

MSG: The Joy of His Presence – Luke 2:8-20

Posted on December 23, 2013 by shepherdbryan

This message was presented on December 22, 2013 as a part of the Advent series. May you experience the Joy of His Presence!

The middle class has always been the strength of the United States, but current trends are destroying it to create “elites” and the poor, who are dependent on these “elites.” That is just the way things were in the Roman Empire in Jesus’ day. The Roman Republic, begun in B.C. 508, became the Roman Empire around B.C. 27 with the rise of the Caesars as the Roman Empire. The wealthy elite of that day shared gifts of gold jewelry and trinkets. Continue reading →

Insights: Phil Robertson – The Hunter’s Truth

Posted on December 22, 2013 by shepherdbryan

Phil Robertson always speaks his mind in a clear and concise way. He even does a good job of quoting Scripture where he can. He often is a great spokesman for the cause of Christ.

And in his interview comments recently with GQ, he made a statement regarding the illogical nature of the homosexual manner of living. He said that the homosexual lifestyle went against the Law of Nature. Continue reading →

SGL: How to Deal with Questions

Posted on December 21, 2013 by shepherdbryan

Home groups are designed for small groups of people who can be authentic and transparent. That means they will have questions for new topics, comparisons with what they had learned in the past and for clarification of information. Home groups are designed with the intentional use of questions so that participants can practice thinking through the subject matter and building confidence Continue reading →

SGL: Dealing with Conflict Between People

Posted on December 20, 2013 by shepherdbryan

As a home group leader you hope you will have a happy group of people, all growing fervently in their relationship with Jesus. And that is the case most of the time. However, there will be occasions when there is conflict with or between others. How do you keep the peace so things don’t blow up? Do you ignore it, laugh it off, or come down strong? Continue reading →

SGL: Home Group Participant Church Involvement

Posted on December 19, 2013 by shepherdbryan

Home groups are where people can get real. The worship service is the place where people have their best foot forward, they get to experience a moment of “heaven on earth” with connections and singing and they can be taught blessed truths from God’s Word. But the worship service is not a place where very many will want to be very open about challenges and growth opportunities in life. Continue reading →

Book Review: Already Gone by Ken Ham and Britt Beemer

Posted on December 18, 2013 by shepherdbryan

“Already Gone” by Ham and Beemer is a devastating, but realistic account of the state of youth leaving the church. As these authors analyzed the data, they discovered that the youth don’t leave when they turn 18, they have already made up their minds when they are in middle school. Continue reading →

Q&A: The Joy of Anticipation: Luke 1:26-55

Posted on December 17, 2013 by shepherdbryan

These are suggested answers to the Message Based Discussion Questions from the message presented on December 15, 2014, “The Joy of Anticipation.” The answers are designed to stimulate thought from one perspective; they are not designed to be the answers, which then stops thinking. First, the insert is included and then the answers to the Message Based Discussion Questions. Continue reading →

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