Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Matthew 8:21 ESV This past Saturday, I found myself in a quandary. I had registered for a writer’s conference in a town about 60 miles from home and had really been looking forward to the workshops they were …
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Discipleship
Discipleship is more than just listening and following; discipleship is about fostering a teachable mind and spirit. It’s not just studying His Word but living it. Discipleship is a call to obedience, regardless of the lesson and the cost. Only then will we know the truth about God, the truth about ourselves, and the truth about life itself.
My Nineveh
The truth is that serving God has nothing to do with comfort or convenience. It has everything to do with conviction — the conviction that people all around me need rescuing, the conviction that my neighbor’s eternal destiny matters more than any temporary discomfort.
The One Who Has Experienced It All
God’s classroom is about discipleship, it’s about learning from the One who has the experience and the authority. “We don’t have to rely on the world’s guesses and opinions. We didn’t learn this by reading books or going to school; we learned it from God, who taught us person-to-person through Jesus…” (1 Corinthians 2:13, MSG). If anyone can teach us about life it’s Him.
Discipleship
Discipleship is more than just listening and following; discipleship is about fostering a teachable mind and spirit.