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Discipleship Defined

• Any follower of Christ, a pupil or a follower. A
  follower of the doctrines of a teacher. A
  follower of the doctrines of Jesus Christ.
• Discipleship goes far beyond simply following
  Means more in the New Testament than a mere
  pupil or learner. It is an adherent who accepts
  the instructions given to him and makes it his
  rule of conduct. Jesus had disciples in the
  sense that they believed and made His teaching
  the very basis of their conduct. Zodhiates, pg.
  936

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Discipleship Defined
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What Is Discipleship?

• Being a disciple means being different from the
  crowd Matthew 721, James 125
• Genuine discipleship is observable
  John 1335, 158, Luke 640
• Discipleship is not a 9-5 job but our whole life
  Galatians 220

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• We must count the cost Matthew 1624-26, Luke
  1428-32, Matthew 2546
• Letting Go Of Self Matthew 1624, Mark 834
• God demands self-denial 2 Peter 16,
  Galatians 523, 1 Corinthians 925
• Why deny self? Proverbs 1412, Jeremiah 1023,
  Isaiah 558-9

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• Take up Your Cross Matthew 1038, 1624, Mark
  834
• We must live as Jesus lived 1 Peter 221,
  1 Corinthians 111
• We must allow ourselves to be transformed into
  the image of Christ Romans 121-2
  Romans 829
• Take us your cross DAILY Luke 923,
  Matthew 611, Acts 246

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• Lose Your Life for Christs Sake
  Matthew 1039 Marks 835, Luke 924
• Living for self will cause one to lose their
  life Matthew 1916-22, Romans 128-32
• Living for Christ is the only way to find life
  2 Corinthians 514-15, Philippians 121
• Is hell worth it? Matthew 1626

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• Hate Father and Mother, Family Luke 1426,
  Matthew 1034-37
• To love God more than anyone else, to love others
  less than God. Genesis 2930-31
• God wants fully committed disciples Matthew
  1929, Luke 1829-30
• We must seek God above all else Matthew
  633, 1 Peter 315

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• Follow Jesus with Unwavering Commitment Luke
  957-62
• First man was impulsive Mark 416-17,
  Luke 958, Matthew 1021-22
• Second man was a procrastinator Acts 62,
  Luke 1423
• Third man was wavering in commitment Colossians
  31-3

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The Cost Of Discipleship

• Forsake All That You Have Luke 1433
• Leaving all to follow Christ Mark 116-20,
  Matthew 1927-30
• Consider the rich young ruler
  Matthew 1916-22
• Counting all things loss Philippians 37-8,
  Hebrews 121

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A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and
suffers nothing is worth NOTHING!
Are You Willing To Give All For Christ?