Disciple-making (10)
Series: Abiding Life
Joey Rodgers
2 Timothy 2:1-7
Christians exist for nothing else but to draw men to Christ and to make them into little Christ. If they're not doing that, then all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, and the Bible itself, are a waste of time. God became a man for one purpose - to redeem people to release them into His service. C.S. Lewis
If you remember - when we started this series, I shared w/ you that I feared that what many of us have been taught thru-out our church experience about following Jesus is less than what the Bible expects.
Most of us have been taught that to be saved, all we have to do is accept that we're a sinner, say a prayer telling God we're sorry - and we're in! While that's part of it, that's not the full picture. Jesus gave His life for more than a faith nod but also for our willingness to follow Him - and these (2) ideas are inseparable.
I share this b/c following Jesus is a call to more than acknowledging the work of Jesus on the cross and living as you want thinking you're okay w/ God - it's a call to be His apprentice to walk in His footsteps, to know Him, to be like Him, and to do as He did.
In Matthew 7:21, Jesus said - Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY the one who does the will of my Father...
WHO? Only the people who seek/do the Father's will. Meaning - there's more to this thing called the Christian life than just acknowledging the existence of Jesus. There's a determined surrender to (1) be w/ Jesus; (2) become like Jesus; and (3) live as He lived.
Christianity is more than a theory about the universe, more than teachings written down on paper; it's a path along which we journey - in the deepest and richest sense - it's the way of life. Ware
This way of life is known as the ABIDING LIFE! The abiding life begins w/ knowing Jesus as our Savior and daily submitting to Him as our Lord. Dallas Wil ...
Series: Abiding Life
Joey Rodgers
2 Timothy 2:1-7
Christians exist for nothing else but to draw men to Christ and to make them into little Christ. If they're not doing that, then all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, and the Bible itself, are a waste of time. God became a man for one purpose - to redeem people to release them into His service. C.S. Lewis
If you remember - when we started this series, I shared w/ you that I feared that what many of us have been taught thru-out our church experience about following Jesus is less than what the Bible expects.
Most of us have been taught that to be saved, all we have to do is accept that we're a sinner, say a prayer telling God we're sorry - and we're in! While that's part of it, that's not the full picture. Jesus gave His life for more than a faith nod but also for our willingness to follow Him - and these (2) ideas are inseparable.
I share this b/c following Jesus is a call to more than acknowledging the work of Jesus on the cross and living as you want thinking you're okay w/ God - it's a call to be His apprentice to walk in His footsteps, to know Him, to be like Him, and to do as He did.
In Matthew 7:21, Jesus said - Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY the one who does the will of my Father...
WHO? Only the people who seek/do the Father's will. Meaning - there's more to this thing called the Christian life than just acknowledging the existence of Jesus. There's a determined surrender to (1) be w/ Jesus; (2) become like Jesus; and (3) live as He lived.
Christianity is more than a theory about the universe, more than teachings written down on paper; it's a path along which we journey - in the deepest and richest sense - it's the way of life. Ware
This way of life is known as the ABIDING LIFE! The abiding life begins w/ knowing Jesus as our Savior and daily submitting to Him as our Lord. Dallas Wil ...
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