Sunday, May 13, 2012

Disciples Know Where It All Comes From!



‘Disciples Know Where It All Comes From.’
Luke 14:33.
a)        Jesus was specifically speaking to people who really wanted to follow Him as Disciples.
b)       There had to be a renunciation in their lives.
c)        A renunciation of saying that something was theirs in a selfish way.
d)       Then they could become a Disciple of Jesus.
(Through this QT I understand that Disciples Know Where It All Comes From)
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‘Grow And Help Other People To Grow Too.’
a)        Colossians 3:16. We should let the Word of Christ dwell in us richly.
b)       Colossians 3:16. In all Wisdom we should Teach and Admonish one another with:-
1-       Psalms.
2-       Hymns.
3-       Spiritual songs.
4-       Singing with Grace and Gratitude in our hearts to God.
c)        1 Corinthians 14:26. Let all things be done to build each other up. Whether it is:-
1-A Psalm.
2-A Teaching.
3-A Revelation.
4-A Gift of Tongues.
5-       An Interpretation.
d)       2 Peter 1:5. We should try our hardest to:-
1-       Furnish our Faith with Goodness.
2-       Furnish our Faith with Moral Excellence.
3-       Furnish our Moral Excellence with Knowledge.
e)        2 Peter 3:18. Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
(This Second one reminds me that I should Grow And Help Other People To Grow Too)
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Chris.
Jesus taught His Disciples against selfish lives and lifestyles. We live in days where the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has become so selfish. This is not just a reflection of the unresolved issues of sin and the fallen human nature, through correct Teaching and Prayer that problem can be resolved. The deep problem of selfishness is because of wrong “teaching” of the Word of God about “faith” and portraying God as One Who just “wants to do something for you”. I call this the crowd mentality! There were crowds who followed Jesus just to get something from Him. We do not know if some of them eventually became Believers in the New Testament Church, but when Jesus walked on the Earth these people were definitely not His Disciples, they did not want to learn anything from Him. They were just the crowd. So many Churches today encourage the “crowd mentality” to try to make the Church grow. It only produces many problems. Jesus told the Church to make disciples and not to have the crowd mentality.

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