“Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?”

“Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?”

The process by which we become mature, fully

functioning Christians is called discipleship.

I. The of DiscipleshipA. AB. Looking likeC. Lining up all of

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st life

“….present everyone perfect [mature]

in Christ”Colossians 1:28

I. The of DiscipleshipA. AB. Looking likeC. Lining up all ofD. A of spiritual growth

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st lifeprocess

II. The of DiscipleshipA. __________ the domain

domainEntering

“….you must be born again.”

John 3:7

II. The of DiscipleshipA. __________ the domainB. ____________ to the domain

domainEnteringCommitting

III. The of Discipleship

discipline

“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all

men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness

and worldly passions, and to live

self-controlled,

upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait

for the blessed hope—the glorious

appearing of our great

God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

Titus 2:11-13

III. The of Discipleship

A. __________ disciplineB. Pursuing a

disciplineBuilt-in

person

IV. The of Discipleship

demands

“And He [Jesus] is the head of the body,

the church; He is the beginning

and the firstborn from among the dead,

so that in everything He might have the

supremacy.”Colossians 1:18

“If anyone comes to me [that’s discipleship],

and does not hate his father and mother,

his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life

—he cannot be my

disciple.”Luke 14:26

“And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my

disciple.”Luke 14:27

“In the same way, any of you who does not

give up everything he has cannot be my

disciple.”Luke 14:33