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Being Discipled

December 9th, 2011

Initiation

Must desire to be discipled - No one will make you.
Example: Going to the doctor - no one can make you, but you desire to get better

Do you want to become like Jesus?

  1. Initiate in questions
  • Seek advise - finances, dating, school, home, family
  • Proverbs 12:15 - many advisors make a victory sure!
  • Reasons we don’t:
    • Pride
    • Independence
    • Sin
  1. Initiate in openness – confession – Proverbs 28:13
  • Sin, temptations, feelings, attitudes
  • Disciples should never have to guess about what’s going on.
  • Share fears, desires, dreams, embarrassments,joys, sorrows…
  1. Initiate in friendship
  • Calls, cards, encouragement
  • Need to be giving
  • No “OK, here I am, now disciple me.”
  1. Initiate in evangelism
  • Bring people to older Christians to study with
  • This is how you’ll learn to be abundantly fruitful
  1. Initiate in thinking
  • Learn to be independent thinkers, not independent spirit
  • 1 Timothy 4:7 - Train yourself to be Godly
Imitation
Hebrews 13:7; Philippians 4:9 - Imitate your leaders
  • Purpose
  • Faith - reliance on God
  • Love - warmth and encouragement
  • Endurance - even-temperedness and stability, keeping head in all situations
Indignation

Sin is what keeps us from being a great disciple
  • Pride - Proverbs 26:12 - “I can make it on my own”
    • No you can’t! - James 4:6 - God opposes the proud
  • Selfishness - Philippians 2:1-8 - Jesus made himself nothing