What It Takes To Follow Jesus Christ

1 – Christ in Discipleship Submitted to Dr. Buddy R. Lowman, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course DSMN 500-D11 Discipleship Ministries by 10/27/201 INTRODUCTION Christ is the central person in Christian discipleship. Without Christ, Christianity would not exist and there would be no followers of Christ. To be true followers of Christ, believers must be willing to learn of the ways and teachings of Christ. Christ is

Christian and follower of Jesus comes at a he literally odifferentiates between costly grace and cheap grace. Costly grace is what is required. Cheap grace will destroy the church. We are called to be disciple and it is necessary to include Jesus Christ and give your life to following Christ. Simple obedience to God is necessary. There is a need to suffer as Christ suffered if we pick up the cross to follow Jesus. The book also focuses on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Jesus discusses those that are

me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” What does it mean to follow after Jesus and what comes from following after Jesus? Following Jesus makes a difference in your life. When you choose to follow Jesus, your life will never be the same again. Consider the lives of the several of the apostles who dropped their nets and daily occupation of fishing to follow Jesus (Matthew 4:19). Your life will be different but for the best. No one in Christ can say they were better off

The church stands as a dominate agency, which signifies a unity among believers established through the Spirit of Christ. A harmonious unity and diversity comes within the body when those in the church attain a personal relationship with Christ. Paul states, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Cor 12:12, New Revised Standard Version) . Through a solid foundation and a fitly join union individuals are

Christ In Discipleship DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries March 27, 2014 The definition of a disciple is “One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another, as one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ 's followers according to the Gospel accounts.” Discipleship means nothing without Christ being the central focus. It is crucial that Christ be the central focal point for all Christian discipleship. There are

the reader to take a look at their life and see whether or not Christ is all they need to impact their life for Jesus in a radical way. He asks the reader to carefully examine their life, and see if there are areas that perhaps the Lord would desire for change to take place. Platt challenges the Church to step up and see the urgency in missions realizing that this is the way God designed the lost and dying world to hear the Good News of the Risen and Glorified Savior Jesus Christ. Chapter 1 is

other passages provide meaningful insight into characteristics of a disciple of Jesus Christ. First, a true disciple of Christ is a follower of him. As Jesus walked along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon Peter and Andrew casting their net into the sea. Jesus said to them follow me, and immediately they left their nets and followed Him. (Matt 4:18-20). Jesus gives a general invitation to everyone to follow Him by accepting his charge and allowing him to be the Lord, leader, and master

followed religion in the world with around 2.2 billion followers, this makes up 32 percent of the world’s population. With the Christian worldview comes a lot of essential elements like God, humanity, Jesus, restoration, the influence of Christianity and how the religion benefits the people that follow it. These elements play a key role in my life and how I live my life following the Christian belief. God God is the creator of whom all things come into existence. "Through him all things were made;

Paul’s letters pre-date the gospels. What do they reveal about the message that the apostle was preaching about Jesus at this early stage in Christian history? To what extent does it concur with Luke’s gospel? The controversial figure of St Paul is credited with writing thirteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament; thus making him one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and in the development of the early Christian faith. Paul’s letters are some of the earliest Christian

THE LAST TEMPATION OF CHRIST FINAL ESSAY Throughout many years we’ve seen different Filmmakers and Directors who have given there input or thought of what the ideal version of Jesus Christ. What makes the image of Jesus Christ so dynamic is the controversy it creates, whether the connection is positive or negative people will challenge it. In 1988 film director Martin Scorsese directed the film “The Last Temptation Of Christ “written by author Nikos Kazantzakis. The significance