Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Discipleship - Kansas City (part III)

February 13th, 2011
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Cost of Following Jesus
Luke 14:25-33

• Question: What is Jesus saying to you in v26? What relationship would be the most challenging? Why?
• Question: In v28-30, if you start to follow Jesus then stop how will that effect the people that have seen you start?
• Question: In v31-33, which king will win? Will the losing king still be a king? No, stop fighting God and serve him
• Question: What do you see as something that will be a cost for you in following Jesus?

Great Commission
Matthew 28:16-20

• Question: How much authority does Jesus have? What does His authority exclude? Nothing!
• Question: What does Jesus commission us to do? Who should you start with in fulling this commission from Jesus? Yourself

Developing a relationship with God is like a marriage

1. Get to know someone = read the Bible and pray daily (Word Study)
   
2. Dating stage = commit to coming to church, Bible discussion group, and studying the Bible (Discipleship study)
   
3. Engagement = making a decision to commit your life to God (Sin and Repentance study)
   
4. Wedding ceremony = baptism

You are not married until the wedding ceremony. You become a disciple at baptism - your life is the evidence of God's gift of the Holy Spirit
Key Phrase: What does His authority exclude? Nothing!

Notes from: First Principles by Various.