Click on Lessons: (2) Disciple and the Church, (3) Disciple & the Thief on the Cross, (4) Disciple & Matthew 7: Great Expectations!
(1) Disciple: follower, student, mentee, learner, apprentice
Most folks attending a Christian-based worship assembly on Sunday morning would call themselves a follower of Christ. What we call ourselves and how we formulate a relationship with Jesus may be two very different things.
Our journey in the next 13 weeks will involve learning how to better commune with our Lord on a day to day basis. We will explore Jesus teachings and the path He illuminated for His disciples to follow. We will re-examine our commitment honestly and with wisdom. We will learn to grow into the follower that Jesus will acknowledge as a good and faithful servant.
We will strip away our illusions about who we are in relationship to others and to Christ. We will take a hard look at what discipleship demands and its overflowing blessings. We will grow closer in our walk, and become more dependent upon the Holy Spirit to speak, share, and manifest the life of a true disciple.
Our goal in this series of lessons is to become more honest about our struggles and dependence upon our God through His Son. We will learn to build relationship with Him instead of practicing mindless rituals or following inane rules. We will find joy instead of weariness and humilty instead of idolizing prideful accomplishments.
My prayer for us is that we will find our place in the Universe with relationship to the God of the Universe and to not only feel His presence in all aspects of our lives, but to acknowledge it even among those in darkness.
Peace and Grace,
Joy
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