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DiscipleshipBeing a Fruitful Disciple

Requires Self Denialand a Desire to Carry Your Cross Everyday

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“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross

daily and follow meLuke 9:23

What Does It Take to Be A Disciple?

“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must (1)

deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me

Luke 9:23


We Must Put Christ First in All Things!

#1: Deny Self

“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny

themselves and (2) take up their cross daily and follow me

Luke 9:23


We Must Be Willing to Put Ourselves at Risk Everyday for

His Kingdom

#2: Take Up Your Cross DAILY

“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny

themselves and take up their cross daily and (3) follow me

Luke 9:23


We Must Obey Christ and Follow His

Teachings

#3: Follow Me

We Must:(1) Deny Ourselves(2) Pick Up Our Cross Daily(3) Obey/Follow Jesus Teaching

To Be A Disciple of Christ….

Using a Scale of 0-10 Rate Yourself in the Following Areas of Dicipleship:(1) How filled is your life with Holy Spirit (0-10)(2) How well you know & obey God’s Word (0-10)(3) Your prayer life (0-10)(4) How much you love others (0-10)(5) How well you avoid being worldly (0-10) (6) How well you share the Gospel with others (0-10)(7) How well do you go out into the world and

serve others for Christ (0-10)

SELF ASSESSMENT

WHEELS

WHEELSSpokes Give the Wheel

Strength

WHEELSRim/Outside Is What

We See and Touches the Ground

WHEELSPower Comes from Being

Connected to the Axel

Using a Scale of 0-10 Rate Yourself in the Following Areas of Discipleship:(1) How filled is your life with Holy Spirit (6)(2) How well you know & obey God’s Word (7)(3) Your prayer life (9)(4) How much you love others (4)(5) How well you avoid being worldly (3) (6) How well you share the Gospel with others (8)(7) How well you go out into the world and

serve others for Christ (1)

SELF ASSESSMENT: Review Ratings

Design Your Discipleship Wheel(1) How filled is your life with Holy Spirit (6)(2) How well you know & obey God’s Word (7)(3) Your prayer life (9)(4) How much you love others (4)(5) How well you avoid being worldly (3) (6) How well you share the Gospel with others (8)(7) How well you go out into the world and serve others for Christ (1)

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The Discipleship Wheel

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The Discipleship Wheel

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#1: Must Be Filled with the Sprit

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Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

John 16: 13-14But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.

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#2: Obey God’s WORD

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John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.

John 14:23Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

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#3: Pray and ASK

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John 14:13-14 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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#4: LOVE Others

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John 13:34-35 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

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#5: NOT of this World

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John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

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#6: You will TESTIFY

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John 15:27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.

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#7: SENT into the world

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John 17:18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world..

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#8: You will bear FRUIT

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John 15:8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

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An Effective Disciple of Christ Who Bears Fruit Looks Like a Well-Balanced Wheel

We Must:(1) Deny Ourselves(2) Pick Up Our Cross Daily(3) Obey/Follow Jesus Teaching

Recap: To Be A Disciple of Christ….

Luke 9:23

We Must:(1) Be filled with the Holy Spirit (Gal 2:20/John 16:13-14)(2) Know and Obey God’s Word (John 14:21/John 14:23)(3) Pray and Ask God (John 14:13)(4) Love Others (John 13:34-35)(5) Not Be Pursue Worldly Things (John 15:19) (6) Share the Gospel with Others - Testify (John 15:27)(7) Go into the world & serve for Christ (John 17:18)

Recap: To Be an Effective Disciple of Christ Who Bears Fruit…

THEN YOU WILL BEAR FRUIT- John 15:8 / Gal 5:22-23

What King of Disciple Do You To Be?(1) How filled is your life with Holy Spirit (6)(2) How well you know & obey God’s Word (7)(3) Your prayer life (9)(4) How much you love others (4)(5) How well you avoid being worldly (3) (6) How well you share the Gospel with others (8)(7) How well you go out into the world and serve others for Christ (1)

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Testify

Word

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Sent Love

What King of Disciple Do You To Be?(1) How filled is your life with Holy Spirit (10)(2) How well you know & obey God’s Word (10)(3) Your prayer life (10)(4) How much you love others (10)(5) How well you avoid being worldly (10) (6) How well you share the Gospel with others (10)(7) How well you go out into the world and serve others for Christ (10)

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Testify

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WHAT KIND OF DISCIPLEDO YOU WANT TO BE?

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