The Life of Discipleship

1 Peter 1:23, “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.” Peter, a disciple of Christ himself, in the above passage is reminding the disciples under his care that they have been born again by the Word of God.  It is always important…

Matthew 4:19, “Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew records that the first four disciples of Jesus were fisherman.  Jesus saw them when He was teaching by the Sea of Galilee.  He called His first set of brothers, Peter and Andrew, and said the words recorded…

Matthew 4:20, “At once they left their nets and followed him.” Imagine if your whole life revolved around being a fisherman.  Consider if everything you did everyday was focused on one thing- catching fish.  You would wake up early each day to get your nets ready, work on the boat, get bait, and head out…

Matthew 16:24, “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.’” After calling people to come and follow Him Jesus in the above verse gives the basic criteria of being His disciple.  The word disciple was not just a…

Matthew 16:24, “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” The second criterion Jesus gave to be His disciple was to “take up their cross.”  The cross was a form of torture and execution in the Roman world.  Jesus was…

Matthew 16:24, “Then Jesus said to his disciples, Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” The last of the three criteria that Jesus gave to be His disciple was to “follow Him.”  To follow a teacher in the times of Jesus meant a 100% sold…

Luke 14:28, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is free, but it will cost you everything you have.  In other words, to be a disciple doesn’t require…

Mark 3:14, “He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach.” By far the most important aspect of being a disciple is spending time with Jesus.  Doing good works, performing miracles, and helping others are all results of spending time with the Master.  If a disciple…

Mark 3:14, “He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach.” When disciples spend time with Jesus they get the privilege of knowing His heart for the people He has made.  Jesus loves His creation so much that He came in the flesh to die for…

John 8:31, “To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.’” To be a disciple (a student) of Christ it is essential that you hold to His teachings.  To claim to know Jesus and not do what He teaches makes you a liar according…