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The Disciple

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Discipleship Defined

• Discipleship 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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The Potter and the Clay

• God is the potter!
• We are the work of Gods hand Jeremiah 186
  Isaiah 648
• Remember our place Romans 920-21, Isaiah
  558-9, 2916
• God cares for us and knows what is best 1 Peter
  57, Deuteronomy 624

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The Potter and the Clay

• We cannot mold God in our image. This is done by
  
• Rejecting His pattern Jeremiah 1023,
• A lack of reverence Psalm 1119
• Self-elevation 1 Samuel 1517, Philippians 23-4
• Idolatry Ephesians 55, Colossians 35

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The Potter and the Clay

• We are molded by God when we
• Let God be the potter Isaiah 648, Romans 829
• Transform our lives Romans 122, Galatians 220
• Obey in all points Matthew 721-23, James 210
• Deny ourselves Matthew 1624

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The Vine and the Branches

• We must abide in Christ
• We abide in Christ through our obedience John
  831, 1 John 324
• Those who abide in Christ will bear fruit John
  155, 2 Peter 18
• Only in Christ can acceptable fruit be borne
  John 154, 146

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The Vine and the Branches

• If we abide in Christ
• We will be like the vine James 312, Luke 640,
  1 John 26
• We will bear fruit
• We will remain connected to the life giving vine
  John 154-6

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A Child Of God

• It is because of Gods love that we are called
  children of God 1 John 31, John 112
• We have been adopted as sons Galatians
  44-7, Ephesians 15
• We become a child of God through
• Faith in Christ Galatians 326-27
• The new birth John 33, 1 Peter 123

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A Child Of God

• A Child of God
• Is led by the Spirit Romans 814,
  Galatians 516, 25
• Is an heir of God Romans 816-17, Ephesians
  111, 1 Peter 13-4
• Partakes in the character of God
  1 John 310, 54, 33, 1 Peter
  114-16
• Loves God and His children 1 John 51-2

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A Child Of God

• We can leave our Fathers house
• We lose all benefits Luke 1511-24,
  James 519-20
• We must repent and turn back
  Acts 822, 1 John 19

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Are You Striving To Maintain A Proper
Relationship With God?