Sentences with phrase «of discipleship»

Not many recognize this distinction, which causes them to read passages about the cost of discipleship as if they were passages about how to receive eternal life.

And if we are going to continue down the path of discipleship with Jesus, we are going to have repent of the sin in our life that He brings to light.

We do believe that theology does guide our politics, and we agree that political views can be discussed as part of the discipleship process, but just as we do not condone or allow name - calling and shaming of other people because they hold different theological views, so also, we do not allow name - calling or shaming of people who hold different political views.

And one of the things that has most obstructed the path of discipleship in our Christian culture today is this idea that it will be a terribly difficult thing that will certainly ruin your life.

But when we say, «Our first task to to convert people, and after that, the process of discipleship begins,» we neglect a vital and critical element of the evangelistic process.

Bonhoeffer opens his remarkable The Cost of Discipleship with an understanding of «cheap» versus «costly» grace.

We need to engage with the quieter, reflective aspects of discipleship if we are to «be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God» (Ephesians 3:19; see also 4:13).

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.

When the church teaches about baptism, one of the things it often says is that baptism is the first step of discipleship.

To profess Christ as Lord of all is to suggest that God's kingdom penetrates all of life and that the moral demands of discipleship - love, justice, faithfulness - reach into every system and institutional arrangement.

In Mark, for instance, both hodos («way») and en tē hodō («on the way») signify the way of discipleship, but the NIV renders both randomly with multifold words and phrases, erasing the theme.

Failure to act as direct teacher and dean or principal of a school of discipleship by its pastoral leader probably accounts more than any other single factor for a congregation's inability to mature in its ministry.

The poet Narayana Vamana Tilak was baptised and worked from within the organized Mission for a time, but in the end «visualized an Indian pattern of discipleship of Christ and a church of Christ transcending the community of the baptised.

Those of us who agree that as Christians we must oppose the neo-cons are driven to think again about the practical meaning of discipleship in the United States.

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4.

Many protestant churches are now realizing (and have for some time) that this is an integral part of discipleship of their corporate body through one - on - one meetings.

Will I define the terms and conditions of discipleship, or will I allow myself to be challenged by the Gospel?

If you check with the local Christian bookstore, you will find that the most common way to disciple someone is to take them through some sort of discipleship manual.

And it is my conviction, it is my observation that those who believe in eternal security move a lot faster down the road of discipleship than those who are constantly afraid of making mistakes.

Then there is the content - based model of discipleship, which Matt referred to as the «Mechanical - Linear» model.

However, those who are part of the Discipleship Group get to take the entire course absolutely free (a $ 197 value!).

His comment leads Jesus not only to rebuke Peter but also to instruct his followers about the nature of discipleship and the nature of who he is.

The allure of acceptance and accommodation increases the need for the practices of discipleship, formation, and worship that remind us why the church is not a political party, an identity group, or a social club.

But a closer look at the Gospels, argues Gundry - Volf, «suggests that Jesus would have expected children to obey parents, unless it conflicted with the obligations of discipleship.»

Current confusions about what it means, and the failure of leaders and teachers to provide instruction on it and to stress the issue of discipleship, make that almost inevitable.

This demand must not be taken as a general requirement of discipleship, but as a specific call to a particular man whose money stood in the way of full allegiance.

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If you do want to join a group of like - minded people and learn about Scripture, church, and following Jesus is a refreshing and life - giving way, pick one of the discipleship levels on this page.

The beginning of discipleship is God's call.

The collapse of discipleship in transition to Spirit is an astonishing experience.

The Cost of Discipleship If you just read the passage in its context.

The summer I came to faith, my friend gave me a copy of The Cost of Discipleship [SCM Press], Bonhoeffer's most famous book, and he told me the story of this man who, because of his faith, spoke up for the Jews in Nazi Germany and got involved in the plot against Hitler.

If the goal of a discipleship program is to help a person act like Jesus, then our discipleship programs are failing.

All new members write out and submit (for discussion with a staff person) a personal plan for spiritual growth, specifying how they intend to build the values of discipleship into their lives.

It was consequential not merely because John Paul himself became the «singular embodiment of the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of the second half of the twentieth century,» but because he «reinvigorated the Church spiritually and intellectually, restoring a sense of the adventure of discipleship... and constantly reminding the entire Church that it did not exist for its own sake, but for its evangelical mission.»

It seems to me that this might provide a sort of death - and - resurrection moment for Christians — a death to the old ways of measuring impact by money, power, numbers, and influence and a resurrection into the ways of Jesus, where the focus is on the hard work of discipleship, healing, fellowship, etc..

«The essence of discipleship consists not in the enjoyment of privilege but in rendering service to others» (Kingsbury, p. 54).

If Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship spoke to us clearly during the years of struggle, so his understanding of «Christ in a world come of age» (cryptically yet forcefully expressed in the prison letters) provides us with some clues for what it means to be faithful in our confession within a secular state.

I've seen the frustration of church leaders as they have wrestled with the lack of discipleship in their communities.

Repeatedly Hauerwas and his students have been told by church members that they are drawn to a vision of discipleship at odds with a world bent on violence, but that they need some more accessible materials, if not an outright plan of action.

If current followers of Jesus sought to engage in more methods of discipleship with the unbeliever, I think we would see more people believe in Jesus for eternal life, and thus, more people become fully devoted followers of Jesus.

He paired the task of discipleship with the biblical covenants, which I thought was an interesting twist.

God calls forth a «countercultural community of discipleship» which is «called to embody an alternative order that stands as a sign of God's redemptive purposes in the world.»

Once you stop to think about it, you can see that not to find your job to be a primary place of discipleship is to automatically exclude a major part, if not most, of your waking hours from life with him.

You can think of my discipleship area in the same way, except that you also gain a connection to me and other like - minded people around the world.

We need more men like my youth worker volunteer, who had me read Dietrich Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship when I was a student.