Dawson Trotman: In His Own Words

by The Navigators (Created by)

Overview

As Dawson Trotman came to understand what role he was to play in God’s kingdom, he got down to business doing what he was gifted in: developing effective processes for teaching people how to read, study, and memorize Scripture. Out of his passion came a new approach to discipleship and with it a ministry organization called The Navigators.

Dawson Trotman: In His Own Words contains excerpts from his personal journals, private correspondence, original sermons, and “Faithful Men,” the unfinished manuscript he had intended to be his major work on discipleship.

The book also contains 52 devotions built around his writings and Scripture plus images, illustrations, essays, and articles created by Daws so you can see firsthand how he would have presented them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612911960
Publisher:	The Navigators
Publication date:	02/27/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

The Navigators is an interdenominational, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people "know Christ and make Him known” as they look to Him and His Word to chart their lives.

Navigators have invested their lives in people for more than seventy-five years, coming alongside them life on life to study the Bible, develop a deepening prayer life, and memorize and apply Scripture, The ultimate goal is to equip Christ followers to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2—to teach what they have learned to others.

Today, tens of thousands of people worldwide are coming to know and grow in Jesus Christ through the various ministries of The Navigators. Internationally, more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 70 nationalities serve in more than 100 countries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Preface 14

Dawson Trotman: Life and Legacy 17

Christ the Center

1 In Life or Death, Christ Is All 35

2 The Way, the Truth, the Life 38

3 Obedience Is the True Measure of Love 41

4 God's Protecting Hand 44

5 Christ, My Righteousness 47

6 Spending Time in God's Word 49

7 The Purpose of The Navigators Was Each "Navigator," Not "The Navigators" 51

8 God Leads the Way in Evangelism 54

9 Follow Through on That Decision 58

10 Exalt the Lord, Jesus Christ 61

The Obedient, Christian in Action

11 Daws Never Lost Focus 66

12 Examples of Faith 69

13 Work While it is Today 72

14 Clinging to Christ 74

15 The Result of Obedience to God's Word Is a Blessed Life 77

16 Taking Time for People 80

17 The Obligation of Disciple-Making 82

18 Making Mature Disciples Takes Time, Effort, and Skill 85

19 The Goal of Missions Is the Goal of the Great Commission 88

The Word

20 God Still Speaks to His Children Through His Word 93

21 Moving from Milk to Meat 96

22 The Bible and Prayer Work Together 99

23 The Living Water of God's Word 102

24 Doing the Work of God Begins with Faith in Christ 104

25 Remembrance 106

26 Scripture Memorization and a Transformed Life 109

27 Confidence in the Word of God Leads to Confidence in Evangelism 112

28 Mature Christians Should Be "Pacesetters" in Scripture intake 116

Prayer

29 Prayer Leads to Purpose 120

30 The Discipline of Prayer Empowers Ministry 123

31 The Habit of Prayer Requires Discipline 126

32 We Go Forward in God's Word as We Go Forward in Prayer 129

33 Morning Prayer 132

34 Daws Dared to Pray Large Prayers 134

35 Workers in the Harvest 137

36 Through Prayer God Prepares Us for Discipleship 139

Fellowship

37 Human Heart Struggles and a Holy God 144

38 The Lord Is the Source of Fellowship 147

39 Secure in God's Love 150

40 The Fellowship of Peace 153

41 One-to-One Discipleship Helps in Spiritual Growth 156

42 No Substitute for Time in Teaching People to Follow Christ 159

Witnessing

43 The Witness of a Transformed Life 164

44 Going All-Out for the Gospel 167

45 The Lord's Messenger in the Lord's Message 170

46 The "Need of the Hour" Is Still People Who Are Sold Out for the Work of Christ 174

47 No Matter the Means, the Main Thing Is Still Discipleship 177

48 A Passion for Individuals 180

49 Reproducing Disciples "According to Their Kind" 182

50 Follow-Up is Spiritual Pediatrics 186

51 Discipleship Leads to Evangelism 188

52 "Super-Christians" 191

Classic Daws: Dawson Trotman's Articles and Sermons

Making Your Witness Count 194

Hidden Power 198

Immutability of God 202

Discipleship 205

How to Memorize Scripture 212

Follow-Up: Conserving the Fruits of Evangelism 222

About the Contributors 235