John Chapter 2
Open your Bible!
2:2 - Jesus takes his disciples with him wherever he goes -- he allows them to see/be part of every aspect of His life. Although Jesus often went away in solitude to be with the Father, his disciples were connected enough to His life to observe all of these instances and take them as an example.
2:8 - Jesus models leadership in and through our problems... not our perfection.
2:9 - Let's be honest -- Jesus does cool things, like turning water to wine, to show his disciples the joy of the Kingdom (Zech. 9:17).
2:12 - Jesus simply “did life” with His disciples by traveling with them to Capernaum.
2:13-17 - He modeled zeal and righteous anger to his disciples, showing them that you don’t need to be a passive, feminine pansy to be a disciple of Jesus. Quite the opposite, in fact. The disciples apparently got the message (verse 17).
2:18-22 - Through the illustration of the temple, Jesus kept before his disciples the centrality of the cross and resurrection, which was forthcoming. After the events of the cross the disciples remembered this (verse 22).
Keep reading, keep thinking, keep following, keep commenting. Peace.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Intentionality of Jesus Making Disciples
John Chapter 1:
**Remember to keep your Bibles open. A journal is recommened, too.**
1:3 - Jesus is the Light of Men. Jesus makes disciples of fallen men by gracing them with the light of the glory of His presence (2 Cor. 4:6). A Disciple of Jesus is a person who reflects the light of Jesus (verse 8).
1:12, 13 - Jesus -- and only Jesus -- gives men the right and ability to become disciples.
1:14 - Jesus is the missionary who leaves heaven to make disciples on earth. He becomes human to disciple humans. Those who make disciples have to be missionaries like Jesus.
1:18 - Jesus makes disciples by making the Father known. Making disciples is changing people into the likeness of God (Eph. 5:1).
1:23, 29 - Once someone is a disciple, they point people to Jesus and His saving work (like John the Baptist did). John is a good example of a disciple.
1:37 - A disciple is someone who follows Jesus proactively, at all cost.
1:38 - Jesus makes disciples by asking good questions: “What do you seek?” What kinds of questions do we ask?
1:39 - He invites them to journey with Him, not just observe from an outside perspective or study without participation: “Come and you will see.” Making Disciples begins with meeting seekers, being with seekers and sharing life with them. Discipleship is more about living life than gaining knowledge.
1:41 - Those who become disciples of Jesus attract other people to Jesus. This is Jesus’ strategy to advance His kingdom of disciples.
1:42 - Jesus gives his disciples a new identity (Other examples are seen in re-naming Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob).
1:43 - He finds the lost Phillip and calls him to follow Him. Evangelism is the seedbed of discipleship. You cannot disciple without evangelizing.
1:45 - Phillip then finds Nathaniel. Jesus reproduces disciples through His disciples.
1:48 - Jesus complements good character and is verbally generous. He is winsome in his approach.
1:50 - Jesus casts a vision of the greatness of the kingdom of God... often.
1:51 - Jesus explains His centrality in discipleship. He alone is the stairway to heaven and we would be remiss to discount him.
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What are your insights & thoughts?
**Remember to keep your Bibles open. A journal is recommened, too.**
1:3 - Jesus is the Light of Men. Jesus makes disciples of fallen men by gracing them with the light of the glory of His presence (2 Cor. 4:6). A Disciple of Jesus is a person who reflects the light of Jesus (verse 8).
1:12, 13 - Jesus -- and only Jesus -- gives men the right and ability to become disciples.
1:14 - Jesus is the missionary who leaves heaven to make disciples on earth. He becomes human to disciple humans. Those who make disciples have to be missionaries like Jesus.
1:18 - Jesus makes disciples by making the Father known. Making disciples is changing people into the likeness of God (Eph. 5:1).
1:23, 29 - Once someone is a disciple, they point people to Jesus and His saving work (like John the Baptist did). John is a good example of a disciple.
1:37 - A disciple is someone who follows Jesus proactively, at all cost.
1:38 - Jesus makes disciples by asking good questions: “What do you seek?” What kinds of questions do we ask?
1:39 - He invites them to journey with Him, not just observe from an outside perspective or study without participation: “Come and you will see.” Making Disciples begins with meeting seekers, being with seekers and sharing life with them. Discipleship is more about living life than gaining knowledge.
1:41 - Those who become disciples of Jesus attract other people to Jesus. This is Jesus’ strategy to advance His kingdom of disciples.
1:42 - Jesus gives his disciples a new identity (Other examples are seen in re-naming Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob).
1:43 - He finds the lost Phillip and calls him to follow Him. Evangelism is the seedbed of discipleship. You cannot disciple without evangelizing.
1:45 - Phillip then finds Nathaniel. Jesus reproduces disciples through His disciples.
1:48 - Jesus complements good character and is verbally generous. He is winsome in his approach.
1:50 - Jesus casts a vision of the greatness of the kingdom of God... often.
1:51 - Jesus explains His centrality in discipleship. He alone is the stairway to heaven and we would be remiss to discount him.
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What are your insights & thoughts?
After a Long Hiatus...
...I'm back to blogging.
As I've been tearing through the word for some of my seminary classes, God has been revealing a lot of truth about discipleship. What is discipleship? Who/what is a disciple of Jesus? How did Jesus Himself disciple others? What does that mean today?
Over the next few weeks, this blog is going to be dedicated to addressing these questions. We're going to go straight through the book of John and look at some key principles along the way -- so I ask that you read this blog with an open Bible in front of you in order to follow along. Please comment back with your insights, too.
The first entry will be posted today, so be ready with Bible in hand.
As I've been tearing through the word for some of my seminary classes, God has been revealing a lot of truth about discipleship. What is discipleship? Who/what is a disciple of Jesus? How did Jesus Himself disciple others? What does that mean today?
Over the next few weeks, this blog is going to be dedicated to addressing these questions. We're going to go straight through the book of John and look at some key principles along the way -- so I ask that you read this blog with an open Bible in front of you in order to follow along. Please comment back with your insights, too.
The first entry will be posted today, so be ready with Bible in hand.
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