A DISCIPLE . . . DOES NOT BECOME DISTRACTED (2 OF 4)
by Joe Alain
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-7, Hebrews 12:1-3
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A Disciple . . . Does not Become Distracted (2 of 4)
Series: The Journey, becoming a Disciple of Jesus
Joe Alain
1 Timothy 1:3-7; Hebrews 12:1-3
Outline: What Causes Us to Become Distracted
1. Bad teaching or misplaced theology
2. Sins that you are prone to commit
3. Weariness can cause you to become distracted
4. Wounds can cause you to become distracted
Last Sunday I spoke on the subject that disciples of Christ take the road less traveled. They ''enter through the narrow path,'' the path of Christ, the path of life. Following Jesus is taking the road less traveled, it is the narrow path. And as you walk with Jesus, you become the person that He has created you to be. You become your best self, created in Christ Jesus! From start to finish, God is committed to the process of transforming you into the image of Jesus. Romans 8:29-30 says, 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. And Paul said to the Philippian believers, ''And I am sure of this [I'm confident], that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:6, ESV).
God is committed to the process, our part then is to stay on the narrow path, to not get distracted, and there are many distractions along the way. But a disciple of Christ does not become distracted. There is a need to recognize the common distractions that cause us to lose our way, to leave the narrow path of Christ, the path of life.
1. Bad teaching or misplaced theology
And sometimes it's not only false teaching that is bad but focusing on non-essentials, speculating to the point that it becomes a distraction. Here are Paul's words to young Timothy about not getting distracted by bad teaching. 1 Timothy 1:3-7, NASB, 3 As I urged you upon my depart ...
Series: The Journey, becoming a Disciple of Jesus
Joe Alain
1 Timothy 1:3-7; Hebrews 12:1-3
Outline: What Causes Us to Become Distracted
1. Bad teaching or misplaced theology
2. Sins that you are prone to commit
3. Weariness can cause you to become distracted
4. Wounds can cause you to become distracted
Last Sunday I spoke on the subject that disciples of Christ take the road less traveled. They ''enter through the narrow path,'' the path of Christ, the path of life. Following Jesus is taking the road less traveled, it is the narrow path. And as you walk with Jesus, you become the person that He has created you to be. You become your best self, created in Christ Jesus! From start to finish, God is committed to the process of transforming you into the image of Jesus. Romans 8:29-30 says, 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. And Paul said to the Philippian believers, ''And I am sure of this [I'm confident], that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:6, ESV).
God is committed to the process, our part then is to stay on the narrow path, to not get distracted, and there are many distractions along the way. But a disciple of Christ does not become distracted. There is a need to recognize the common distractions that cause us to lose our way, to leave the narrow path of Christ, the path of life.
1. Bad teaching or misplaced theology
And sometimes it's not only false teaching that is bad but focusing on non-essentials, speculating to the point that it becomes a distraction. Here are Paul's words to young Timothy about not getting distracted by bad teaching. 1 Timothy 1:3-7, NASB, 3 As I urged you upon my depart ...
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