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Today we will be in Luke 9:23-24
Last week we talked about “What makes a Christian?”
And the Bible scripture we looked at to answer that came from Acts 11:19–26.
From the first Christians, we answered the question, “What is a Christian?”
1. Someone who has heard the Good News, the Gospel, of Jesus Christ.
2. Someone who believes the Good News, the Gospel, of Jesus Christ.
3. Someone who turns from the way they’re going and turns to Jesus.
4. Someone who experiences the grace of God.
5. Someone who becomes a Disciple, a follower, of Jesus.
It’s that last point that I want us to talk about this morning.
If being a Christian is becoming a disciple, then what makes a Disciple?
Are you a Disciple?
How do you know if you’re a Disciple?
Can you be a Disciple?
Last week we talked about all the answers you might get if you asked the man on the street, “What is a Christian?”
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We talked about quite a few answers that really weren’t right.
2. There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about what is a Christian.
3. It’s the same thing with Disciples and Discipleship.
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There are quite a few misconceptions about Discipleship.
Some Misconceptions about Discipleship:
Misconception #1: Discipleship is all about increasing our Biblical knowledge.
We become better disciples when we learn more about the Bible.
When we can say sanctification, propitiation, justification, and glorification without stuttering, we’ve got it.
When we know some Greek and Hebrew words, we’re acing Discipleship.
When we can chart the Rapture and the Tribulation, and give verse references, we’re better disciples.
When I’ve done all the Beth Moore and Andy Stanley studies, I’m there.
When I know more than you do, I’ve become a disciple.
Misconception #2: Discipleship happens only on certain nights in a certified church building.
It has to be at night, preferably a Sunday or Wednesday night.
That is the sacred time when only real Discipleship can take place.
There are 2 time options: Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time.
It must involve books, preferably from LifeWay Christian Resources.
Those are the times designated by God as Discipleship Training.
It must take place in a church, usually too hot or too cold, and it must bore us to tears.
Misconception #3: Discipleship is optional for a Christian.
If it ain’t happening at 11 AM Sunday Morning, I think I’ll pass.
Out of 168 hours in a week I get all I need to know about Jesus and living for Him in 1 hour.
Some want to know more, some want to do more, some want to serve more.
They’re no more saved than I am so what’s the problem?
I’ve got better things to do.
They ought to be happy I even show up at all.
Misconception #4: Discipleship’s goal is to show me the rules to be a better Christian.
You can do this.
You can’t do that.
It’s all about do’s and don’ts, can’s and can’ts.
It all about sapping the life out of living.
When you hear the words “Disciple” and “Discipleship” are these some of the things that cross your mind?
What if Discipleship and being a Disciple was something more?
What if Discipleship and being a Disciple really made a real difference in your life?
What if Discipleship helped you be a true disciple of Jesus Christ?
Let’s define DISCIPLESHIP.
A. And let’s let Jesus define it for us.
1. We’ll go to Luke 9:23–24 for that.
So according to this passage how does Jesus define “Disciple”.
1. Jesus says, “If anyone would come after me …”
2. He’s saying, “If anybody wants to follow Me, if anyone wants to associate with Me.”
3. “If anyone wants to walk with me and be with me.”
4. “If anyone wants to follow me.”
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That is the Biblical definition for “Disciple”: A Follower of Jesus Christ.
Jesus tells us what being a Disciple requires:
1. Being a Disciple requires self-denial (let him deny himself …).
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When we think of self-denial, it’s usually in a negative way.
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I have to give up this, I can’t do that.
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We’ve got to be mean and cruel to ourselves.
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We have to live boring lives and we can’t do anything exciting.
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But self-denial is all about changing priorities.
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Whatever has priority in our lives will dictate what happens in our lives.
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Jesus wants us to make Him our #1 priority, not ourselves.
2. Being a Disciple requires total commitment (… take up his cross daily …).
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When Jesus took up His own cross, it took His total commitment.
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He was totally committed to what He came to do: die on the cross as our substitute.
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Jesus wants our total commitment.
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He wants us to be totally committed to Him and His purpose for our lives here and now.
3. Being a Disciple requires complete obedience (… follow Me.).
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To follow Jesus means more than walking behind Him.
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It means to follow all He has said.
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It means to follow His Words as we live our lives.
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Jesus wants people who do what He calls us to do.
Jesus was quite explicit about the cost of following Him.
Discipleship requires a totally committed life: “Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple” Luke 14:33
Sacrifice is expected to be a follower and/or a disciple of Christ.
Not all of Jesus’ followers were able to make such a commitment.
There were many who left Jesus after a while.
“From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” John 6:66
Read Ephesians 4:11–13
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