THE CRITERIA OF A DISCIPLE
LUKE 6:46-49
"I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO WORK ON, AND SO
MANY WAYS THAT I FAIL. BUT THAT'S WHAT GRACE
IS ALL ABOUT. AND I CONSTANTLY WAKE UP EVERY
MORNING TRYING TO GET BETTER, TRYING TO
IMPROVE, TRYING TO WALK CLOSER TO GOD."
Tim Tebow, 2 time Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Quarterback
"GOLF IS JUST AN AVENUE FOR JESUS TO USE ME
TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN."
Bubba Watson, 2012 Master’s Golf Champion
"WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SEE ME PLAY BASKETBALL
... THE WAY I TREAT MY TEAMMATES, THE
OPPONENTS, THE REFS--THAT'S ALL A REFLECTION
OF GOD'S IMAGE AND GOD'S LOVE. SO THAT'S
THE STUFF I TRY TO FOCUS ON."
Jeremy Lin, NBA Basketball phenom now playing with the Houston Rockets
"I WOULD SAY THE THING [TIM TEBOW AND I]
HAVE MOST IN COMMON IS THE THING THAT'S
MOST IMPORTANT TO US, AND THAT'S OUR FAITH
AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, AND
EVERYTHING FLOWS THROUGH THAT. IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME
SENTENCE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL."
Collin Klein, Heisman Trophy nominee and Kansas State Quarterback.
"I AM SO GRATEFUL GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED
ME! REMEMBER TO ALWAYS GIVE HIM THE GLORY
FOR HE IS GREAT! ... I GIVE ALL THE GLORY TO
GOD. IT'S KIND OF A WIN-WIN SITUATION. THE
GLORY GOES UP TO HIM, AND THE BLESSING
FALLS DOWN ON ME."
Gabby Douglas, Olympic gold medal gymnast
THE CRITERIA OF A DISCIPLE
LUKE 6:46-49
46 “WHY DO YOU CALL ME ‘LORD, LORD,’ AND
DON’T DO THE THINGS I SAY? 47 I WILL SHOW YOU
WHAT SOMEONE IS LIKE WHO COMES TO ME,
HEARS MY WORDS, AND ACTS ON THEM:
Luke 6:46-47
48 HE IS LIKE A MAN BUILDING A HOUSE, WHO
DUG DEEP AND LAID THE FOUNDATION ON THE
ROCK. WHEN THE FLOOD CAME, THE RIVER
CRASHED AGAINST THAT HOUSE AND COULDN’T
SHAKE IT, BECAUSE IT WAS WELL BUILT.
Luke 6:48
49 BUT THE ONE WHO HEARS AND DOES NOT ACT
IS LIKE A MAN WHO BUILT A HOUSE ON THE
GROUND WITHOUT A FOUNDATION. THE RIVER
CRASHED AGAINST IT, AND IMMEDIATELY IT
COLLAPSED. AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THAT
HOUSE WAS GREAT!”
Luke 6:49
THE CRITERIA DEFINED (VS. 46-47)
• A DISCIPLE COMES TO JESUS.
• A DISCIPLE HEARS HIS WORDS.
• A DISCIPLE ACTS ON HIS WORDS
THE PROPER FOUNDATION (V. 48)
• THE DISCIPLE BELIEVES IN THE ROCK.
• THE DISCIPLE DOES WHAT HE MUST TO GET TO THE ROCK.
“HE DUG DEEP."
• THE DISCIPLE BUILDS ON THE ROCK.
FALSE DISCIPLESHIP BRINGS ABOUT
DESTRUCTION (V. 49)
• IN CONTRAST TO THE ONE WHO COMES, LISTENS, AND
OBEYS IS THE PERSON WHO LISTENS AND DOESN'T OBEY.
• AS CHARACTER IS REVEALED BY FRUIT (6:43-45), SO FAITH
IS REVEALED BY STORMS.
• A PERSON IS CHEATING HIMSELF TO PROFESS AND NOT
OBEY.
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