Sentences with phrase «life of discipleship»

Yet he combines this radical reformation vision of a church living the costly life of discipleship with a Roman Catholic emphasis on tradition, sacraments, and the importance of the virtues to the moral life.

Yet here we run into a very serious difficulty, since there is always the danger of becoming overly introspective and of falling into the error of «scrupulosity,» against which all masters of the Christian life of discipleship have warned.

Be it the lilies of the field, the mustard seed or the vineyard, nature often provides the field of metaphors with which Jesus describes the life of discipleship and God's providence.

I found myself meeting with other Christian executives who were working through this same issue of how to live a life of discipleship, not just on Sunday but from Monday to Friday as well.

As new believers advanced in their lives of discipleship, they were taught more about Jesus.

Christian eloquence is perfected in a life of discipleship.

A scribe comes to Jesus and asks, «What is a life of discipleship?

When scripture and sacrament meet, people are driven to the intimacy of prayer and the life of discipleship.

Here is a little chart which begins to show some of the distinctions between the free gift of eternal life and the life of discipleship as a follower of Jesus.

I am convinced that «leaving church» so that we can «be the church» is one of the most difficult — but important — steps a person can make in their life of discipleship.

It is time, therefore, for Catholics and Evangelicals, corporately and individually, to recommit ourselves to the life of discipleship that ought to be the distinctive mark of Christians.

Verse 27 makes the main point of this section, that the life of discipleship is a costly and demanding effort.

Do you ever feel like you are stuck on a hamster wheel in the life of discipleship to Jesus?

When we pay attention to the life of King as a life of discipleship, we can see that his assassination was also a willing sacrifice of himself out of love for his enemies.

His own life is an example for and the norm of the life of discipleship.

We have condensed following Jesus and the life of discipleship down to about 1 hour a week!

Over the course of 50 years, Billy Graham may have helped 12 million people come to faith in Jesus and begin a life of discipleship to Him.

The goal of all gospel truths is to bring us to the point where we believe in Jesus for eternal life, and then lead us on into a life of discipleship after we believe.

The absence of an image — the most common fruit of mainstream theological education — leaves us with no clear notion of what it means to take Jesus seriously, no notion of what loyalty might entail, no rudder for the life of discipleship.

Of course that kind of saving faith must necessarily lead to a life of discipleship and passionate concern for peace and justice.