Aim! What is the aim of a disciple? Is the aim ‘works’, ‘sacrifice’, or ‘religion’? A disciple’s aim is love. Jesus loved deep, wide, long and high. We can only love this way first by being in Christ and second by spending time in his word. Our aim must be love and love is Christ. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 ESV 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of
Be God Still
Be still! Do we know how to be ‘God’ still? Here is something to consider. Give our cares and worries to God and leave it with him, this is trust. God is more than capable of handling who or what we are worried about. Search Scriptures for his promises regarding our worries. ‘Be still’ is not about being frozen. It is about trusting God, having faith in God, believing what
Confusion
Confusion! If there is confusion in our lives we need to replace it with God’s peace. Finding God’s will and living in it brings peace. The peace of God always dispels confusion. Disciple time with the Lord: Listen: What is God saying? Obey: What will I do with what God is saying?Go: To whom will I take this message?Glorify: How was God glorified in my obedience? JESUS IS LORD! Disciple: John 8:31 NKJV31 Then
Great Joy
A disciple who follows Jesus will always bear fruit. There is great joy in heaven and in the church when a soul is saved. Go and make disciples. John 15:5-6 NLT 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me
Connected
A disciple who is connected to Jesus produces much fruit. Apart from Jesus we can do nothing. John 15:8 ESV 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. Matthew 7:16-20 ESV 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased
Today
The question is not ‘What will today do to us?’ The question is ‘What will we do too today?’ We walk with the One who made today. Disciple time with the Lord: Listen: What is God saying? Obey: What will I do with what God is saying?Go: To whom will I take this message?Glorify: How was God glorified in my obedience? JESUS IS LORD! Disciple: John 8:31 NKJV31 Then Jesus said to those Jews
Christ DNA
Encourage one another! This is Christ’s DNA in a disciple. Is this your DNA? 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. Disciple time with the Lord: Listen: What is God saying? Obey: What will I do with what God is saying?Go: To whom will I take this message?Glorify: How was God glorified in my obedience? JESUS IS LORD! Disciple: John 8:31 NKJV31
Faith
A disciple abides (lives) in Scripture, listens to the voice of God through Scripture and activates faith by obeying Scripture. Scripture is alive and active in a disciple of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 4:12 ESV 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of
Normal
Normal! Normal means different things to different people. Normal for many, changes numerous times over their lifetime.Going back to a previous state of normal after a life altering event is impossible. There is always something different which creates a new normal.For a Christian normal can only be found in God. God is unchanging therefore his normal remains constant regardless of circumstances, people or events.Why settle for the world’s ever changing
Invisible
Invisible! The kingdom of God is invisible to a person without the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit a natural person can’t even find the door.Even if a natural person were to use a microscope or binoculars, or a telescope they could not see the kingdom of God.Here is a clue, Jesus is the door.Whatever happens don’t leave earth spiritually blind. John 10:9 English Standard Version (ESV)9 I am the