Tuesday 22 October 2019

Carry the Cross “DAILY”

A brief, simple, but expressive eulogy was pronounced by Martin Luther upon a pastor at Zwickau in 1522 named Nicholas Haussmann. "What we preach, he lived," said the great reformer.


Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all:
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Follow Jesus every Day
A. Discipleship is a painful, lifelong, daily process of transformation,
(Philippians 3:13-14).
B. Our will power, determination, and strength can’t help us meet the
challenges in discipleship. Therefore we need to do exactly as Jesus did.
C. First he was led by the Spirit (Matthew 4:1),
Second he had an intimate relationship with God, 
Third, he depended on God’s grace (Luke 22:43).


If Jesus’ death and resurrection were the brains of God’s salvation plan
discipleship is the heartbeat.
It is the sacrificial lifestyle of true disciples that inspire the world to leave
everything behind and follow Christ exclusively.
God sent his son to set the captives free.
It’s the disciples who shall go forth and ring the bell,
in every possible way.


Note :- From the Sermon outline series on Discipleship by Dr. Anil Jacob for Crossway. 


Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi,
he can be reached at stanleytisac@gmail.com 

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