A Portrait of a Disciple
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
Luke 13.1-5
I heard this week about a little boy visiting with his grandmother and the subject of age came up. Looking her straight in the eyes he asked, ''Grandmother, how old are you?'' With a twinkle in her eye she casually said, ''Oh .. I don't know.'' She was just putting him off.
Well .. that didn't satisfy him. So .. he walked back into the room where his Grandmother was sitting and said very emphatically, ''Grandmother .. I believe I can help you find out how old you are.'' She asked, ''Now how can you do that?'' He said, ''Well .. when I want to know how old I am .. I just look inside my underwear and the tag says that I'm 4.''
Well .. where do you look to find out what a disciple of Jesus Christ looks like? Well .. you look in the disciple's handbook which is God's holy book! So . . . take God's holy book and let's begin in the gospel according to Luke. Once you find Luke's gospel . . . turn if you will to chapter 13. It's here that Jesus gives us a portrait of a disciple Let's begin reading in verse 1. Let's find out what a disciple of Jesus Christ looks like and if indeed we are one of His disciples. ''A Portrait of a Disciple?''
Luke 13.1-5 Now as we look upon a portrait of a disciple .. the first thing we find is that a true disciple of Jesus Christ is . . .
(1) ONE WHO TURNS FROM THEIR SIN.. Jesus says in Luke 13.3, ''I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.'' Now when Jesus says, ''unless you repent'' . . . he's talking about a person who has a new leader and a new life and a new love! You need to understand tonight that there is no salvation a part from repentance! Turning from your sin is essential for salvation to take place. You cannot be a disciple of Jesus without repentance! You cannot be a disciple of Jesus without turning from a lifestyle of sin!
If you're lifestyle is marked by sin then you have a life that is m ...
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
Luke 13.1-5
I heard this week about a little boy visiting with his grandmother and the subject of age came up. Looking her straight in the eyes he asked, ''Grandmother, how old are you?'' With a twinkle in her eye she casually said, ''Oh .. I don't know.'' She was just putting him off.
Well .. that didn't satisfy him. So .. he walked back into the room where his Grandmother was sitting and said very emphatically, ''Grandmother .. I believe I can help you find out how old you are.'' She asked, ''Now how can you do that?'' He said, ''Well .. when I want to know how old I am .. I just look inside my underwear and the tag says that I'm 4.''
Well .. where do you look to find out what a disciple of Jesus Christ looks like? Well .. you look in the disciple's handbook which is God's holy book! So . . . take God's holy book and let's begin in the gospel according to Luke. Once you find Luke's gospel . . . turn if you will to chapter 13. It's here that Jesus gives us a portrait of a disciple Let's begin reading in verse 1. Let's find out what a disciple of Jesus Christ looks like and if indeed we are one of His disciples. ''A Portrait of a Disciple?''
Luke 13.1-5 Now as we look upon a portrait of a disciple .. the first thing we find is that a true disciple of Jesus Christ is . . .
(1) ONE WHO TURNS FROM THEIR SIN.. Jesus says in Luke 13.3, ''I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.'' Now when Jesus says, ''unless you repent'' . . . he's talking about a person who has a new leader and a new life and a new love! You need to understand tonight that there is no salvation a part from repentance! Turning from your sin is essential for salvation to take place. You cannot be a disciple of Jesus without repentance! You cannot be a disciple of Jesus without turning from a lifestyle of sin!
If you're lifestyle is marked by sin then you have a life that is m ...
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