The 2007 Father Son Retreat in the beautiful Colorado mountains concluded yesterday. Lew Sterrett of “Sermon on the Mount Ministries” brought an inspiring series of messages on discipleship. Fathers and sons watched in amazement as Lew broke and trained “rebellious” horses before their eyes. Lew’s command of the training process was unlike anything most of us had ever seen. But most impressive, was his ability to teach important Scriptural truth while making analogies between the training of the horse and principles of discipleship within the parent to child relationship.

Lew explained and modeled through his training of various horses, why the mission of a teacher is not to train outward conformity to rules, but to disciple the heart. The heart is the key. The heart is everything.

The horse lying down is not performing a trick. (There were no “tricks” in Lew’s presentation.) This horse had a rebellious spirit toward leadership. We watched as Lew used clear direction, discipline, and unflinching resolve to master the situation, to break the rebellious spirit of this horse, train its character, and bring it into a positive relationship with Lew. Remarkable!

Lew is an impressive, manly teacher with a wonderful staff who reflect well on the character and the heart of this completely unique ministry.