24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 16:24-25 Throughout this study we have observed together that the goal of discipleship is for the student/servant…
18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my…
37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:37 This week as we continue our series on discipleship we will examine Matthew 10:16-39 with particular emphasis on 10:34-49. As we have noted repeatedly, at the…
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Matthew 6:23 As we have observed, discipleship is rooted in the relationship between teacher/master and the pupil/servant. The reality is that…
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 Last week we introduced our new series by considering together the importance of recapturing our identity as disciples of Jesus…