WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DISCIPLE? (3 OF 7)
Scripture: Luke 14:25-33
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What does it mean to be a Disciple? (3 of 7)
Series: Discipleship: Be One Make One
Collin Wimberly
Luke 14:25-33
There are times in the Gospels where Jesus does just the opposite of what we expect him to do. Luke 14:25-33 is defiantly one of those times. There are great crowds following Jesus wherever He went. Jesus is riding a wave of popularity. It's easy to see why. He has performed miracles, cast out demons, and healed the sick. He had calmed a storm and feed thousands with a little boy's lunch. He has even brought the dead back to life. Not only that, but he was a powerful preacher. Those who heard him were amazed at his teaching. There were rumors that He was the promised messiah, the deliverer that had been prophesied of for so many centuries. This wave of messianic hope was sweeping the countryside.
If Jesus had been an American pastor, he would have encouraged this crowd. He would have built a building, hired staff and started the largest church in Palestine.
But he doesn't. He turns to the crowd and he challenges them. They are confused about what it means to follow Him, to be his disciple. He was a curiosity to them. A wilderness preacher who worked miracles. They wanted another miracle, another healing, but Jesus came for much more than that.
There is still a lot of confusion about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.
First, the definition of ''disciple'' (noun) is someone who adheres to the teachings of another. A disciple is a follower or a learner. The word refers to someone who adheres to the teaching of someone else. Applied to Jesus, a disciple is someone who learns from him to live like him
Discipleship is not something I do after I am saved. To be a Christian is to be a disciple. In fact, the word Christian is used only a few times in the NT. Disciple is the most common name for followers of Jesus Christ and is used 264 times.
Too Many people are like the crowd that followed Jesus; they want to see a miracl ...
Series: Discipleship: Be One Make One
Collin Wimberly
Luke 14:25-33
There are times in the Gospels where Jesus does just the opposite of what we expect him to do. Luke 14:25-33 is defiantly one of those times. There are great crowds following Jesus wherever He went. Jesus is riding a wave of popularity. It's easy to see why. He has performed miracles, cast out demons, and healed the sick. He had calmed a storm and feed thousands with a little boy's lunch. He has even brought the dead back to life. Not only that, but he was a powerful preacher. Those who heard him were amazed at his teaching. There were rumors that He was the promised messiah, the deliverer that had been prophesied of for so many centuries. This wave of messianic hope was sweeping the countryside.
If Jesus had been an American pastor, he would have encouraged this crowd. He would have built a building, hired staff and started the largest church in Palestine.
But he doesn't. He turns to the crowd and he challenges them. They are confused about what it means to follow Him, to be his disciple. He was a curiosity to them. A wilderness preacher who worked miracles. They wanted another miracle, another healing, but Jesus came for much more than that.
There is still a lot of confusion about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.
First, the definition of ''disciple'' (noun) is someone who adheres to the teachings of another. A disciple is a follower or a learner. The word refers to someone who adheres to the teaching of someone else. Applied to Jesus, a disciple is someone who learns from him to live like him
Discipleship is not something I do after I am saved. To be a Christian is to be a disciple. In fact, the word Christian is used only a few times in the NT. Disciple is the most common name for followers of Jesus Christ and is used 264 times.
Too Many people are like the crowd that followed Jesus; they want to see a miracl ...
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