What characteristics of a disciple can be seen in Matthew 4: 18-22?

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Discipleship Guide
In the Pursuit of Making Disciples and Glorifying God

WHAT Is A DISCIPLE?

Borrowed from LLI

Matthew 28:19, 20

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Then Jesus The word disciple has a very rich came to them and background. It was used by ancient Greeks to describe a person who said, All authority in heaven and on bound himself to another in order to earth has been acquire that persons practical and given to me. theoretical knowledge. Therefore In Rabbinical Judaism, the term go and make described a student who acquired an disciples of all understanding of the Old Testament nations, baptizing as well as the Jewish oral traditions them in the name of through the instruction of a Rabbi the Father and of (teacher) to whom the student the Son and of the attached himself almost like a Holy Spirit, and teaching them to servant. obey everything Christ has called you to leave everything and follow Him (Matthew I have commanded you. And surely 4:18-22; 9:9). This is the call issued I am with you to everyone who accepts the message always to the of the Gospel. A disciple is one who very end has counted the cost and has decided of the age. to obey the call of Christ to discipleship. page
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Tragically, there are many in the church who have accepted the invitation of salvation but have not heeded the call to discipleship. They have been saved by Gods grace but they have not understood the costly implications of their decision to follow Christ. The apostle Paul illustrates what it means to be a disciple in the third chapter of Philippians. He recalls the importance he once placed upon his own heritage. Then he says, But whatever was to my profit, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ (v. 7). Earthly goals no longer held top priority in his life. In verse 10, he states the all-consuming passion of his life: I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings. Paul wanted to know Christ, to identify with Him as fully as possible even to the point of suffering for His name. A disciple is one who has accepted the call to follow Christ binding Himself to follow Him in order to learn all that he can from the Master so that he can put it into practice. In short, a disciple is a leaner-follower of Jesus Christ.

The CURIOUSJohn 6:1-2, 26 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ The CONVINCED - John 6:53-60,66, 7:31,37-41, 8:31-48, 11:43-45 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ The COMMITTED Mt. 19:24-27, Luke 9:18-26, 23:27, John 6:66-69 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ In which category do we find the true disciples or learner-followers of Jesus Christ? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

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(should be done during Quiet Times / Personal Devotion)

It has been suggested that 3 types of people followed Jesus during His ministry: the Curious, the Convinced, and the Committed. Study the passages given below and list the details they give for each group, e.g., who they were, why they followed Jesus, and why they stopped following Him.
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