B4T Blog

Greg M, Patrick Lai, and guest bloggers write about the joys, challenges, and rewards that come with taking the Gospel to the least reached through real business.

TALK IS CHEAP

TALK IS CHEAP

We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. Hard ground, hard hearts, people who have their eyes shut and their ears closed. How do you open them?...

B4T – THE FINGER OF GOD!

B4T – THE FINGER OF GOD!

We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. We’ve determined that there are two ploughs needed for breaking up hard ground; prayer and love. And one...

A MASTER BUILDER

A MASTER BUILDER

We resume our study in Matthew 13 of the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. We’ve determined that there are two ploughs needed for breaking up hard ground; prayer and love....

IN ALL YOUR GETTING – GET WISDOM

IN ALL YOUR GETTING – GET WISDOM

How much better to get wisdom than gold, and understanding than silver! Proverbs 18:16 Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment. Proverbs 23:23 Think about this, get wisdom, get discipline, get discernment, because only fools...

CHRISTMAS IS AMAZING!

CHRISTMAS IS AMAZING!

We will continue our study of Matthew 13 in January. Happy Jesus’ Birthday!  What an amazing time of the year!  Luke writes about Jesus’ birth and the visit of the shepherds; And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. –Luke 2:18 We must not...

SEEING IS BELIEVING

SEEING IS BELIEVING

We’ve been studying in Matthew 13–the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. We’ve determined that there are two ploughs needed for breaking up hard ground; the first plough is...

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

7. The Second Plough We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. We are learning that if he expects to reap a harvest, the sower needs to prepare both himself and the soil. We’ve determined that there are two ploughs needed for breaking up hard ground;...

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

6. THE FIRST KIND OF PLOUGHING We’ve been studying the parable of the sower. We’ve learned that before you sow you first must plough the soil, and we’ve discussed what it means to clear the rocks and pull the weeds. We’ve seen how many strategies are helpful in...

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

5.  SOWING & PLOUGHING We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. The last three weeks we clarified that of the three main characters; the sower, the seed, and the soil, only one character changes. The soil. So the logical understanding is that there...

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

LESSONS FROM A FARMER…

4. CONTEXTUALIZATION PREPARES THE SOWER – NOT THE SOIL We are studying in Matthew 13, the parable of the sower.  Jesus begins the story by saying, A sower went out to sow. The last three weeks we clarified that of the three main characters; the sower, the seed, and...