CONVICTING:
-We are giving into the dangerous temptation to take the Jesus of the old and twist him into a version of Jesus we are more comfortable with- molding him into our image and worshiping ourselves. YIKES!!!
-Don't use smoke screens and say you have a heart for just your city or america. Throw away gospel-less reasoning that might prevent you from accomplishing that purpose. Don't reduce the command (go and make disciples of all nations) into a calling.
ENCOURAGING
-Give uncompromising and unconditional abandonment to a gracious, loving savior who invites us to take radical risk and promise us radical reward!!! WOW WOW
-There is a teaching role for all of us. Don't just be a receiver but instead, how can you listen to the word and be equipped to teach to someone else
-God made us in His image for a reason so that we would go out and multiply his image throughout the world. We enjoy his grace in a relationship with him but also must extend his glory to the ends of the earth.
CHALLENGING
-Making disciples is messy, trying, tedious, slow, even painful... Jesus intentionally, systematically, and patiently walked with His disciples.I must be willing to do the same. Knowing this, will test my patience, my heart, my joy in Jesus for His people.
-God confronts us with our utter inability to accomplish anything of value apart from him. - wow, may I remember this going forward.....
-Disciples are genuine, committed, self sacrificing. I desire to be more like this- only by the grace of Jesus.
A relationship with jesus requires total, superior and exclusive devotion
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