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6 Calls On Your Life
The Call to Discipleship
Matt. 16:18 I will build my church and the gates of hell will not overpower it.
“Church”-
The Call to Discipleship
Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.
The Call to Discipleship
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
The Call to Discipleship
1 Cor. 4:17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
The Call to Discipleship
Philemon 5 I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saintsthe saints.
The Call to Discipleship
Matt. 16:24 If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me...
The Call to Discipleship
Acts 14:20 The next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe. After they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciplesdisciples…
The Call to Discipleship
Matt. 28:19 as you are going make disciples… teaching them to obey...
The Call to Discipleship
• Jesus is Our Highest DevotionLuke 14:26 If anyone would
follow me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even his own life he cannot cannot be my disciplesbe my disciples.
The Call to Discipleship
• Jesus is Our Highest DevotionLuke 14:33 Whoever does not
give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
The Call to Discipleship
• Baptized after Coming to ChristMatt. 28:19 as you are going
make disciples of all nations, baptizing thembaptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…
The Call to Discipleship
• Baptized after Coming to Christ
Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees … rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
The Call to Discipleship
• Learns to Obey
Matt. 28:19 ...make disciples of all nations… teaching to obeyteaching to obey everything I have given you.
The Call to Discipleship
• Make Disciples
Matt. 28:19 ...make disciplesmake disciples of all nations… teaching to obey everything I have given you.
The Call to Discipleship
• Dies to His Wishes
Luke 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own crosscarry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Carry cross –
The Call to Discipleship
• Bows to Jesus’ Authority
Matt. 28:18 All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me.
The Call to Discipleship
• Learns and Applies God’s Word
John 8:31-32 If you abide in my abide in my wordword, then you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.
The Call to Discipleship
• Learns to Love Other Disciples.
John 13:34-35 A new command I give you that you love one another as I have loved you. By this all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.
The Call to Discipleship
• Becomes More Like Christ
Luke 6:40 a disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully taught will be like his like his teacherteacher.
The Call to Discipleship
• Bears Fruit
John 15:8 By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much you bear much fruitfruit and so prove to be my disciples.
The Call to Discipleship
• Willing to Suffer
Luke 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own crosscarry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
The Call to Discipleship
• Willing to Suffer
2 Corinthians 12:15 I will most most gladlygladly spend and be spent for your souls.
The Call to Discipleship
If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself,
take up his cross
and follow me…
The Call to Discipleship
… According to my earnest expectation and hope,
that I will not be put to shame in anything,
but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always,
be exalted in my body,
whether by life or by death.
The Call to Discipleship
I will most gladlymost gladly spend and be spent
for your souls.
