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Because the family table (meals) is shared by disciples, family members also connect - wives, sons, daughters, etc. | Acts 21:4-5 | Acts 21:4-5 | relationship, disciple, family |
God can not only level the playing field but tilt it in your favor as an obedient-by-faith servant. | 2 Kings 1:13-15 | 2 Kings 1 | disciple, obedience, faithfulness |
God gives His Word to those servants He chooses to deliver, in His name, certain 'calling out' of sin(s). | 1 Kings 16:1, 7, 12-13 | 1 Kings 16 | disciple, God's Word, sin |
Following Jesus as a learner involves intentionality. | Mark 8:34 | Mark 8:34 | disciple, Intentionally |
A disciple desires to be pleasing in God's sight. | Psalm 19:14 | Psalm 19:14 | Please God, desires, disciple |
A disciple knows God is his or her strength, shield, and refuge. | Psalm 18:2 | Psalm 18:2 | God, strength, shield, refuge, disciple |
A life marked by prayer is utterly important for a leader and a disciple. | Mark 9:28,29 | Mark 9:28, 29 | disciple, prayer, spiritual leaders |
To follow Jesus involves a yielding or surrender of one's own desires to the purpose and plan of Jesus. | Mark 8:34-38 | Mark 8:34-38 | surrender, disciple, yield |
A disciple 'in the flesh' may even deny the LORD. | Mark 14:68-71 | Mark 14:68-71 | Flesh, deny, Lord, disciple |
The blessing of the LORD is upon all IN CHRIST whose heart atitude remains 'service to all others.' | John 13:17 | John 13:17 | service, disciple, attitudes |
A disciple maker may go forward knowing there is one among his disciples whose heart is not IN CHRIST. | John 13:8-11 | John 13:8-11 | disciple, disciple-maker, unsaved |
Spiritual leaders (men of God) have an injunction to flee, shun, and abhore the headstrong or resolute pursuit of riches and many resources - instead focus on hunting down, pursuing and endeavoring for righteousness (doing what God says by faith), godliness (a God-ward mind, reverence, loving fear of God), ongoing trust in God, expressing of God's love, practicing patience (enduring under pressure), and gentleness (meekness, expressing power with reserve and gentleness), and fight (agonize) the good (worthwhile) fight related to the faith-walk of children of God. | 1 Timothy 6:11-12 | 1 Timothy 6:11-12 | responsible, disciple, spiritual leaders |
Sometimes a disciple maker speaks to his disciples in figuratevely about a spiritual truth; other times speaks spiritual truths plainly (freedom of speech). | John 16:25 | John 16:25 | disciple, disciple-maker, truth |
There are times in the relationship of a disciple maker and disciple wherein the disciple does not understand at the time the words or actions of the disciple maker - understanding will come later. | John 13:7 | John 13:7 | disciple-maker, disciple, understanding |
Disciples of Christ should have the attitude (and practice) of "I want to serve others" and avoid the attitude "I want others to serve me." | John 13:13-15 | John 13:13-15 | service, disciple, attitudes |
Disciple makers ask their disciples questions - sometimes rhetorial, sometimes not - as a probe intotheir thoughts or understanding and as a teaching tool (approach). | John 13:12 | John 13:12 | disciple, disciple-maker, questions |
If one IN CHRIST denies (do disown) Jesus is his Master or LORD, Jesus will deny (to disown) that one is His disciple. | 2 Timothy 2:12 | 2 Timothy 2:11-13 | in Christ, disciple, deny |