The Disciple & Himself Himself Discipleship Defined Discipleship “Means more in the New Testament than a mere pupil or learner. It is an adherent.

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The Disciple & Himself Himself

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

An Athlete How Jesus exemplified an athlete: Exhibited self-control: 1 Peter 2:21-23, Matthew 26:39 Competed according to the rules: Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22 Ran to win: Hebrews 12:2

An Athlete As an athlete, we must: Be Committed To Rigorous Training: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 We must have self-control: Galatians 5:23, 2 Peter 1:6 Exercise towards godliness: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

An Athlete As an athlete, we must: Compete according to the rules: 2 Timothy 2:5 We must live lawfully to win: Matthew 7:21-23, 2 John 9 If we break the rules, we can be disqualified: 1 Corinthians 9:27, James 2:10

An Athlete As an athlete, we must: Run to win! Run to obtain the prize: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Run with endurance: Hebrews 12:1-2 Press toward the goal: Philippians 3:12-14

A Soldier How Jesus exemplified a soldier: 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Endured hardship: Mathew 26:47, 56, 69-75, 27:26-31, 38-43 Was not entangled with affairs of this life: Luke 2:49, 9:58 Sought to please His Commander: John 4:34, Matthew 26:39

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Endure Hardship: 2 Timothy 2:3, 3:12, Matthew 10:22 Not be entangled with affairs of life: 2 Timothy 2:4, Luke 8:14, 9:57-62, 1 John 2:15-17

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Seek to please our commander: 2 Timothy 2:4 Jesus is our captain: Hebrews 2:10 Our greatest desire should be to please our captain: 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, Colossians 1:10

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Obey commands: We must be obedient: Matthew 7:21, Luke 6:46, Hebrews 5:8-9 Disobedience will be punished: 2 Thessalonians 1:8, John 3:36

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Be prepared for battle: 1 Corinthians 14:8 Recognize the enemy: 2 Corinthians 2:11, 1 Peter 5:8 Prepare to fight: 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Timothy 2:15

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Be well equipped: God provides us with strength to fight this battle: Ephesians 6:10 We must use ALL of the armor God gives us: Ephesians 6:11-18

A Soldier As a good soldier, we must: Get in the fight: We will never win if we don’t begin: 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 With God on our side, we can be victorious!

Are you committed in your service to the Lord?