Phil Bickel

October 21, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Macabre Holiday

In the US we spend $9+ Billion on Halloween. What does this macabre holiday offer us in return? Find out in my free short story “The Occult.”

July 16, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Our world is rife with rifts. We know we ought to be kind to everyone, but families, communities, ethnic groups, and nations become divided by differences and injustices, envy and anger. Is resolution even possible? If there is a God, is He even paying attention? Surprisingly, a 4000 year old story addresses our modern conflicts.

May 26, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Present Day Disciples

Outfitted Sent

Jesus Christ is still making disciples. In 1990, of the 100 million Bhojpuri in northern India, only 10,000 confessed faith in Christ. Today they number in the millions! Since then, the disciple-making principles that the Lord taught the Bhojpuris have spread to other parts of the globe. Why not your neighborhood too?

April 28, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Servitude or Freedom

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A yoke is a wooden device which unites two animals so they can work in tandem. When Paul Simon sang, “I am a rock. I am an island,” he was expressing a lie people tell themselves. We all need to be connected, or yoked to someone or something, but will the relationship make us stronger? Jesus offers you a yoke that frees you.

April 17, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

“I Have a Gift for You!”

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I awoke Easter morning hearing: “Get up! I have a gift for you!” For a few weeks I had been reading 1 Corinthians 12-14. Therefore, I guessed the Lord meant He was going to grant me one of the gifts of the Spirit mentioned there.

I knelt and prayed with my palms open, waiting for the gift. When nothing seemed to arrive, I asked God for a verse of guidance. Jeremiah 7:14 surfaced in my mind. So, I looked it up:

April 6, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

Stormy Nights are Story Nights

Rescued

In these dark and stormy days and nights in which we live, we feel isolated and lack hope. Let this 4-minute video kindle a warm blaze of story telling among those who li

December 6, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Discover Who You Are

Outfitted Rescued Sent

Are you ready to live to the max in 2020? You can, when you know who you are. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians reads like official adoption documents. So, don’t waste another year feeling like an orphan in the universe. Marvel at how God adopts you as His child.

December 2, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

The Power of Y’all in John 14

Outfitted Rescued Sent

English speakers in the southern USA condense “you all” into “y’all.” Jesus’ teachings in John 14 contain dozens of “y’all”s. Why? Because the Christian walk is not a lonely solo trek but a joyful group hike.

November 25, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

John 14 – Greater Things

Outfitted Rescued Sent

Jesus promised in John 14:12 that we would do greater things than He did. How can that possibly happen? By believing His promise and asking in His name. So, will you?

November 14, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

DBS in Your Church

Outfitted Sent

An ocean liner can’t change course quickly. Neither can churches. For Discovery Bible Study to transform your church, start slowly and incrementally. Bit by bit, God will steer your ocean liner on a new course to make disciples who make disciples.

November 11, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

John 14 – God’s Residence

Outfitted Rescued Sent

Where does God live? According to John 14:23, His current address is surprisingly nearby. May we avidly seek the fulfillment of this promise.

November 7, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Finding a Person of Peace

Outfitted Rescued Sent

How does one start making disciples who make disciples? Jesus said to find a person of peace. Here’s how.