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"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for life."
—Traditional Proverb
Apply this to the way we treat the Scriptures: Pastors and teachers "give the fish" to their learners -- and that is important -- but it is not enough. Every believer must also learn to "fish" for himself or herself!
Topics/Tags: Discipleship
My Commitment As A Christian
I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure.
I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me—my banner will be clear!
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Source: ddick@wlgore.com
Topics/Tags: Commitment; Righteousness; Discipleship
Meditation for John 1.29-41
John's disciples go with Jesus
The way of God is like the road
the draws a heart from its first home;
we long to grow, but we hate to leave,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me."
The voice of God is like the wind:
it comes and goes and comes again.
We read the signs in the bending trees,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me."
The strength of God is sound as stone;
it firms the will of soul and bone;
still soul and bone grow worn and weak,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me."
The hope of God dawns like the sun;
it shines until the day is done.
And in the night stars rise in the East,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me."
The peace of God is like a friend
that sees us to the journey's end.
The road is long, and the talk is sweet,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me."
The way of God is like the road
the draws a heart from its first home;
we long to grow, but we hate to leave,
and the Spirit calls, "Come follow me.
—Michael Hudson
Topics/Tags: Following; Discipleship; Call
"Some Christians end up as backsliders because they are conquered by a sinful habit that is inconsistent with their Christian discipleship. Instead of giving up the habit, they give up their church and faith."
- W. Werning
Source: W. Werning
Topics/Tags: Sin, consequence of; Backsliders; Discipleship
"Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ."
-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Source: Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
Topics/Tags: Christianity; Discipleship; Jesus, the christ
Some months after his conversion Stuart Hamblen said: "My greatest stumbling block has not been my old cronies out in the world, but the skeptical Christians waiting and watching for me to stumble."
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Are we really serious about discipling the new members of our church body?
Source: Robert G. Lee, SERMONIC LIBRARY, p. 9.
Topics/Tags: Stumbling block; Discipleship; Pessimism
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