John Carter – February 9, 2014 – Luke 6:12-13 – Series: HVBC Discipleship
Practical Discipleship
Location/Event: HVBC Discipleship Classes
Context[1]:
- Jesus calls Peter, James, John
- Jesus Heals – Prays – Heals
- Jesus call Matthew (Levi)
- Disciples of Pharisees, John, and Jesus
- Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath
- Jesus goes onto the mountain to pray about which of his disciples he will send as Disciples.
- Sermon on the Mount
In year 0 there were approximately 200 Million People on the Earth.[2] But Jesus put his time and energy into 12 insignificant men. Even more so only 3.
Pray for wisdom of who and how
Look for a need, similar personality, or similar gifting
Stages:
Being discipled
Learning how to make Disciples
Making Disciples
Discipleship is difficult because it exposes your most venerable parts.[3]
Engaging in this process void of prayer is engaging in this process void of the Holy Spirit.
[1] Luke 5:11 – Follow, Luke 5:27 – Follow, Luke 5:30 – Disciples, Luke 5:33 – Disciples, Luke 6:1 – Disciples, Luke 5:12 – Pray
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population_estimates , Retreived February 9, 2014
[3] Matthew 10:24-25
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