Luke 9:23-25. Three Things: We must choose to let go of old ways and old habits. We must change the way we think. We must “put on” the character of Christ.

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Luke 9:23-25

Three Things: We must choose to let go of old ways and old habits. We must change the way we think. We must “put on” the character of Christ by developing new godly habits.

Moody: “The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives.

A disciple is someone who continues to abide, who dwells in the Word of God. A disciple is one who manifests the Fruit of the Spirit in their lives. A disciple is one who reproduces themselves.

THE PRINCIPLE OF DELIBERATION

THE PRINCIPLE OF DENIAL

THE PRINCIPLE OF DEATH Three things: – To take up your cross daily means that you have died to the principle of the old life. – If you take up your cross, that indicates that you have to die to the passions of the old life. – You must die to the program of the old life.

But when the cross comes into that problem, it is no longer "go with the world," but "go into the world." G. Campbell Morgan said, "Our task is not to capture the spirit of the age, but to change the spirit of the age. That is to be our program."

THE PRINCIPLE OF DISCIPLESHIP