{"id":3354,"date":"2019-01-28T18:05:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T18:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:22:06","slug":"building-a-firm-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2019\/01\/28\/building-a-firm-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Firm Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Matt Sherro is the pastor\nof Abounding Grace Baptist Church, a church plant in Phoenix, AZ. &nbsp;Abounding Grace is intentional about reaching\npeople for Christ. Instead of meeting in a building, they gather in a local\npark on Sunday mornings, inviting everyone to come worship and learn more about\nGod\u2019s plan of salvation. Read how Matt is using the <\/em>Christian Basics Bible<em> to disciple new believers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3355\" width=\"286\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/MattSherroPhoto-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose to use the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/christian-basics-bible-nlt\/9781496413550\">Christian Basics Bible<\/a><\/em> as my guide for one-on-one discipleship for many reasons. The primary reason was that it uses the NLT text. Over the last year, the NLT has become my favorite teaching translation. It is very easy to understand and is thus incredibly useful for discipleship. I cannot begin to explain the feeling when the person you are teaching finally connects with the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many disciples, my own wife included, have commented that\nwhen they began reading the NLT, it was the first time they really felt like\nGod was communicating with them. I would argue that when you begin using the\nNLT in your church, you will see similar results in the people you are\ndiscipling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBReadingPlanSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3358\" width=\"333\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBReadingPlanSmall.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBReadingPlanSmall-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For us, the 28-day reading plan gets the most usage of any feature in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/christian-basics-bible-nlt\/9781496413550\">Christian Basics Bible<\/a><\/em>, since most of the people I minister to have never seen the inside of a Bible. It is really helpful to begin here because it is a non-intimidating way to enter the journey of understanding Scripture. I am really glad to have this plan because, as a pastor, I sometimes have trouble with the fact that not every Christian is as familiar with or engaged in the Bible as pastors are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBBasicTruthsSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3356\" width=\"283\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBBasicTruthsSmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBBasicTruthsSmall-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I also get plenty of use out of the topical articles and the\n\u201cBasic Truths of the Christian Faith\u201d guide, but not in the way you might\nexpect. For many pastors, these articles would be useful as a sermon-preparation\ntool, to create topical series, for instance. But I like to pair the topical\narticles with Q&amp;A sessions. I have new learners write down their questions\non a particular topic, and then we turn to the \u201cBasic Truths of the Christian\nFaith\u201d guide to find out what the Bible teaches us on a particular topic. This\nallows me to connect in a unique way with individuals, as each new learner may\nhave different areas of life in which they need to hear from God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBNowthatYouareAChristianSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3357\" width=\"265\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBNowthatYouareAChristianSmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/CBBNowthatYouareAChristianSmall-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d like to round out my discussion by mentioning the \u201cNow that\nYou Are a Christian\u201d article. This Bible was created to help new Christians develop\ninto faithful disciples, and along those lines I get tremendous use out of this\nbrief article. Here, we can take a new learner through the process of\ndeveloping an understanding of God, Christ, sin, salvation, and the church. My\ngoal is to help new disciples develop in their theology in such a way that their\ntheology is strong enough to sustain them through the trials that will no doubt\ncome as they mature in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of different ways to use the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperturn-view.com\/us\/tyndale-bibles\/christian-basics-bible-sampler?pid=MTM13462\">Christian Basics Bible<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperturn-view.com\/us\/tyndale-bibles\/christian-basics-bible-sampler?pid=MTM13462\"> <\/a>in your ministry. I hope that it is as helpful to you as it has been to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about Matt check out his <a href=\"http:\/\/exploringthetruth.org\/\">blog.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Sherro is the pastor of Abounding Grace Baptist Church, a church plant in Phoenix, AZ. &nbsp;Abounding Grace is intentional about reaching people for Christ. Instead of meeting in a building, they gather in a local park on Sunday mornings, inviting everyone to come worship and learn more about God\u2019s plan of salvation. 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