1. T HE C RITERIA OF A D ISCIPLE L UKE 6:46-49

2. "I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO WORK ON, AND SO MANY WAYS THAT I FAIL. B UT THAT ' S WHAT GRACE IS ALL ABOUT. A ND I CONSTANTLY WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TRYING TO GET BETTER, TRYING TO IMPROVE, TRYING TO WALK CLOSER TO G OD." Tim Tebow, 2 time Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Quarterback

3. "G OLF IS JUST AN AVENUE FOR J ESUS TO USE ME TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN." Bubba Watson, 2012 Master’s Golf Champion

4. "W HEN OTHER PEOPLE SEE ME PLAY BASKETBALL... THE WAY I TREAT MY TEAMMATES, THE OPPONENTS, THE REFS -- THAT ' S ALL A REFLECTION OF G OD ' S IMAGE AND G OD ' S LOVE. S O THAT ' S THE STUFF I TRY TO FOCUS ON." Jeremy Lin, NBA Basketball phenom now playing with the Houston Rockets

5. "I WOULD SAY THE THING [T IM T EBOW AND I] HAVE MOST IN COMMON IS THE THING THAT ' S MOST IMPORTANT TO US, AND THAT ' S OUR FAITH AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH C HRIST, AND EVERYTHING FLOWS THROUGH THAT. I T ' S AN HONOR TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME SENTENCE. I' M VERY GRATEFUL." Collin Klein, Heisman Trophy nominee and Kansas State Quarterback.

6. "I AM SO GRATEFUL G OD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME ! R EMEMBER TO ALWAYS GIVE H IM THE GLORY FOR H E IS GREAT !... I GIVE ALL THE GLORY TO G OD. I T ' S KIND OF A WIN - WIN SITUATION. T HE GLORY GOES UP TO H IM, AND THE BLESSING FALLS DOWN ON ME." Gabby Douglas, Olympic gold medal gymnast

7. T HE C RITERIA OF A D ISCIPLE L UKE 6:46-49

8. 46 “W HY DO YOU CALL M E ‘L ORD, L ORD,’ AND DON ’ T DO THE THINGS I SAY ? 47 I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT SOMEONE IS LIKE WHO COMES TO M E, HEARS M Y WORDS, AND ACTS ON THEM : Luke 6:46-47

9. 48 H E IS LIKE A MAN BUILDING A HOUSE, WHO DUG DEEP AND LAID THE FOUNDATION ON THE ROCK. W HEN THE FLOOD CAME, THE RIVER CRASHED AGAINST THAT HOUSE AND COULDN ’ T SHAKE IT, BECAUSE IT WAS WELL BUILT. Luke 6:48

10. 49 B UT THE ONE WHO HEARS AND DOES NOT ACT IS LIKE A MAN WHO BUILT A HOUSE ON THE GROUND WITHOUT A FOUNDATION. T HE RIVER CRASHED AGAINST IT, AND IMMEDIATELY IT COLLAPSED. A ND THE DESTRUCTION OF THAT HOUSE WAS GREAT !” Luke 6:49

11. T HE C RITERIA D EFINED ( VS. 46-47) A DISCIPLE COMES TO J ESUS. A DISCIPLE HEARS H IS WORDS. A DISCIPLE ACTS ON H IS WORDS

12. T HE P ROPER F OUNDATION ( V. 48) T HE DISCIPLE BELIEVES IN THE R OCK. T HE DISCIPLE DOES WHAT HE MUST TO GET TO THE R OCK. “H E DUG DEEP." T HE DISCIPLE BUILDS ON THE R OCK.

13. F ALSE DISCIPLESHIP BRINGS ABOUT DESTRUCTION ( V. 49) I N CONTRAST TO THE ONE WHO COMES, LISTENS, AND OBEYS IS THE PERSON WHO LISTENS AND DOESN ' T OBEY. A S CHARACTER IS REVEALED BY FRUIT (6:43-45), SO FAITH IS REVEALED BY STORMS. A PERSON IS CHEATING HIMSELF TO PROFESS AND NOT OBEY.

14. E VALUATE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR LIFE C HURCH MEMBERSHIP F INANCES O THER RESOURCES – T IME – T ALENTS