Christ’s call, His encouragement, is to endure to the end. Don’t give up. This similar, if not the same, message is recorded in John 16:1-4.
Tag Archives: discipleship
Uncommon calling | Matthew 9:9
Who is Matthew? He’s a Jew, but one of the most hated Jews among Jews. He was a traitor for he was working for the Romans who were subjugating the Jews
Cost of discipleship | Matthew 8:18-22
Many Christians are not disciples. When pressed into service to the Lord, they offer excuses like the second example. Take time to consider this deeply.
Proper judgment | Matthew 7:6
Jesus gave his disciples directions in this verse about the responsibility of discerning how to apply judgement in preaching the gospel.
How’s your walk? | Genesis 5:18-32
Walking is synonymous with living our lives. We’re encouraged as believers to “walk as Jesus walked” (1 John 2:6) – to live our lives as He lived His.
The groom’s friend | John 3:25-30
25 Then a matter of dispute developed on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.” 27 John …
Called to be a disciple | John 1:43-45
43 The next day Jesus decided to go into Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher, and walking the same path of life that I walk].” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found …
Hunger for the Word | Nehemiah 8:1-5 (NLT)
How many preachers feel challenged to excite their congregation to want to hear God’s Word? Here, it’s the people who asked Ezra to read the word to them!