5-STAR DISCIPLES (51 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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5-Star Disciples (51 of 53)
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
In many areas of life, the highest evaluation is to get 5 stars. Travel agents promise 5-star hotels, 5-star restaurants, and 5-star entertainment. Well, as we continue to slowly make our way through Paul's closing words in First Corinthians 16, I want to talk about being a 5-star disciple.
We left off last time in verse 12. And as we pick up in verses 13 and 14, we find 5 simple phrases that speak of 5 basic disciplines of the Christian life.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 - ''Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.''
This is not an exhaustive list. But I suspect it is a sufficient list. That is, there is more that could be on the list. But this list is more than enough for us to work on for the foreseeable future. There are certainly other aspects to faithfully following Jesus that we find listed in other Bible passages. But I'm not preaching those passages this morning. But I am preaching from these 2 verses which show us 5 things that faithful disciples DO.
1. Five Star Disciples Watch (be on the alert)
This past week on vacation we went to Pigeon Forge. If you've ever been up there you know there are shows everywhere. And for $50 per person your family can have a great time! But Thursday afternoon at Dollywood Theme Park, we realized the real show is just watching people! Unfortunately, I realized that while I was watching them, they were watching me.
Five Star Disciples go through life PEOPLE-WATCHING.
But the person they spend the most time watching is themselves.
This vitally important aspect of ''watching'' requires identification and preparation.
A. Identification
5 star Christians are aware of the battle at hand...AND that step #1 is to properly identify the enemy.
One of the tragic lessons of 9-11 our nation learned is that: The surest way to lose a b ...
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
In many areas of life, the highest evaluation is to get 5 stars. Travel agents promise 5-star hotels, 5-star restaurants, and 5-star entertainment. Well, as we continue to slowly make our way through Paul's closing words in First Corinthians 16, I want to talk about being a 5-star disciple.
We left off last time in verse 12. And as we pick up in verses 13 and 14, we find 5 simple phrases that speak of 5 basic disciplines of the Christian life.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 - ''Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.''
This is not an exhaustive list. But I suspect it is a sufficient list. That is, there is more that could be on the list. But this list is more than enough for us to work on for the foreseeable future. There are certainly other aspects to faithfully following Jesus that we find listed in other Bible passages. But I'm not preaching those passages this morning. But I am preaching from these 2 verses which show us 5 things that faithful disciples DO.
1. Five Star Disciples Watch (be on the alert)
This past week on vacation we went to Pigeon Forge. If you've ever been up there you know there are shows everywhere. And for $50 per person your family can have a great time! But Thursday afternoon at Dollywood Theme Park, we realized the real show is just watching people! Unfortunately, I realized that while I was watching them, they were watching me.
Five Star Disciples go through life PEOPLE-WATCHING.
But the person they spend the most time watching is themselves.
This vitally important aspect of ''watching'' requires identification and preparation.
A. Identification
5 star Christians are aware of the battle at hand...AND that step #1 is to properly identify the enemy.
One of the tragic lessons of 9-11 our nation learned is that: The surest way to lose a b ...
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