Discipleship Tape Ministries

We've looked at why we are to mentor by reminding, and we've looked at what we are to be reminded of. How can we see that the process goes on? There are very practical ways that we can create reminders for both ourselves and our families. The two keys to doing this are: tying everything God has done to His Word, and memorizing it and meditating on it. The key to doing this is something cal...

In our last lesson we looked at the importance of remembering. In this second lesson on remembering, our focus will be on what we are to remember. There are four key things that all Christians need to remember. How to etch these four things upon our memory banks will be the subject of this lesson. Read lesson: 1374A

Satan is ready to snatch from our minds the memory of the wonderful things God has done on our behalf. As we continue the series on mentoring, we see Moses conducting a class in "Remembering 101" in his school of discipleship. He plans to teach four things: 1) reasons to remember; 2) some things to remember; 3) the ways to remember; and 4) a plan for remembering. We must prepare to remem...

This is the last study on mentoring by intercession. This lesson looks at how and why the Spirit of God intercedes for us as we pray. We also will see how the Son of God is in heaven continually making intercession to the Father on our behalf. Also, this lesson takes us back to the beautiful picture Jesus painted in John 17 as He approached the Father, praying for us. We must learn how to stand in...

Intercession is a battle. How do we effectively intercede for someone, and for whom should we regularly be interceding? This is part two of a three part series on intercession. God is calling each of us to a ministry many of us have ignored. He is calling us to lift our hearts to heaven even as Moses lifted his arms to heaven on behalf of others who are in the thick of the battle. Read lesson: 137...

Interceding is hard work. As Joshua went into battle, Moses went to the top of the hill, raised the rod of God, and interceded for Joshua. Interceding was perhaps the hardest thing Moses had to do. This was a man's heart reaching out to God's heart on behalf of someone who was virtually a son to him. Learn how we can intercede for our own Joshuas who are on the battlefield of life. Learn h...

God's great plan is the transfer of life from one believer to another. Life is transferred in many ways, but this lesson looks specifically at the transfer of life through example. It is what Jesus did for those three years when He gave His life to twelve men. The things the disciples had seen and heard became the message they had to declare. So it was with Moses and Joshua. Joshua had walked...

What kind of legacy can we leave that will live on after we are gone, yet will not reflect the decline of our physical or mental abilities as the years take their toll? Scripture has the answer - it is people. We will begin a series of lessons to look in depth at how Moses poured his life into Joshua, until he finally handed the mantle of leadership to him. He was to charge him, encourage him, and...

God always wants to bless us, but sometimes His blessing comes through the word "no". Moses learned that the hard way as he disobeyed what God told him to do. It did not mean God did not love Moses, but He is also a just God and makes Moses pay the consequences for violating His command. Can we begin praising God for the "no" as well as the "yes" in answer to our pray...

The battle is not ours, but God's. This is the secret of spiritual warfare. The key to victory is staying at God's feet and listening to God's Word. Spiritual warfare is the result of a relationship, and the result will always be victory, either here or in glory. Read lesson: 1370A

What is in our hearts? God knows, but He wants us to know, too. Moses reiterates to the people how God had kept them the forty years in the wilderness. He tested them and showed them what was in their heart, so they would learn to rely completely upon God. There was no better schoolroom than the wilderness, and there was no better teacher than God. There were times when He had to take away the ver...

The Israelites had decided to go fight the giants in the land, even though God had clearly said "I am not among you". They presumed that since they had admitted their sins, that God would fight for them. They were now going to do in the flesh what God had offered to do supernaturally in the Spirit. In this lesson, we are going to take a closer look at the principles of presumption that c...

God is the only one who can defeat the enemy. We live in a society that teaches from kindergarten and up that we are the ones who can. God had clearly told Israel not to go and fight because, "I am not among you." He could have defeated all the giants, but because of Israel's rebellion, He chose to withdraw. The Israelites then tried to defeat the enemy in their own strength. What ha...

There are times for all of us when our memory fails. That loss of memory and its consequences are the subject of this study as we continue to look into the book of Deuteronomy. Moses gives the Israelites a history lesson concerning the rebellion of their fathers in refusing to go in and possess the land the Lord had given them. In what ways do we rebel against the will of God? Why does God bring g...

The Israelites had wandered in the wilderness for forty years. Now, God was going to give them another chance. All they had to do was trust that the Lord had given them this land and then go up and possess it. What was their response? They hesitated. They became discouraged. They were at the end of their journey and still did not possess the land. What caused them to question God? Read lesson: 136...

This lesson is the first in a series on mentoring. Using the book of Deuteronomy as a backdrop, we will look at Moses and the Israelites as they stood ready to possess the land. In the process we will also see how God used Moses to train Joshua for leadership. God told the Israelites, "You've wandered long enough." What was their response? Read lesson: 1367A

After a review of the process of meditation, the more practical aspects of meditation will be studied. When do you meditate? Why do you meditate? On what do you meditate? There are certain patterns we find in Scripture that will answer these questions for us, but the key is not in any kind of formula, but in Jesus as He reveals Himself through His Word. Read lesson: 514A

What does it mean to meditate, and what is the purpose behind it? This lesson will show us the four steps to meditation and will guide us through a passage of Scripture as we learn to apply the principles of meditation in order to produce application in our lives. As we meditate together through two passages of Scripture, the principles of how to meditate will become clearer, so that we can then a...

There are a multitude of excuses that we use for not memorizing Scripture, but memorization of God's Word is a command. It is the key to unlocking the promises of Scripture. As we look at specifically what Scripture memory does, we will see at least five areas in which memorization is an invaluable tool for growth. We will also be given practical suggestions for how to begin and maintain a per...

In the first chapter of Joshua, God gives Joshua a promise as well as a command. Joshua is to be strong, courageous, and obedient meditating on God's Word. In this mini-series on the miracle of meditation, this lesson looks at the prerequisite of meditation which is memorization. We will see why it is important to memorize the Scripture and hide it in our hearts so that it can be recalled when...

On whose authority do we claim the promises? Is it something we desire and ask God for, or do we ask knowing that God, in His Word, has already promised to do it for us? Do we have a hard time beginning a prayer when we want to claim the promises? Do we get nervous in the presence of God? Once again, we will look at Moses and find out how he was able to gain the ear of the Lord, and we will see wh...

We will take a journey through Exodus 32 in this the third part of our lesson entitled "Possessing the Promises." We are going to see how one man, Moses, was able to come into the presence of God with boldness, intercede for the children of God claiming the promises of God. The reason he could do this is that he was the meekest man in all the earth. He was not looking out for himself, bu...

How do we enter in and receive the promises of God? We will look at seven principles concerning the promises of God which will open our understanding of what it means to possess the victorious Christian life. But, be on guard. Claiming the promises provides victory, but invites warfare. Possessing the promises will not always come in the way we expect since they usually relate to the things of the...

Just how do grace and faith work together to help us possess the promises of God? In our lesson, we will take a closer look at grace and try, as best we can, to define it. It is much like the glitter of a diamond, as we stand in different places seeing all the facets of the light shining through it; and once we see it, we will see how His promises are fulfilled through His grace. Read lesson: 510B

What is a crisis? It can be different things to different people. It can be either good or bad. What matters is how we deal with each of them so that they bear fruit in our lives. In this lesson, we are offered five steps to deal with a crisis that will turn that crisis into a time of learning. How we handle our crises determines how far we will develop in the Christian life. Read lesson: 510A