By
(MATTHEW
5:1-3)
Revd.
Dr. J.A. Aworinde
It is the desire of
God to elevate every one of us from multitude to disciple
The multitude:
- are
people without purpose
-They don’t know why
they are doing what they are doing
-They operates on
imitation
-They always remain
at the valley
-They are always at
a drift
*Being rich is not
synonymous to being a disciple of Jesus
The first
requirement to be a disciple is to be born again (Titus 3:5, I Cor.2:13-15,
John 3:6)
*A sinner can never
develop by training to become a saint. You’ve got to have an encounter with
Christ
If you are not born
into the family of God, you cannot understand what God is telling you
You cannot enjoy and
get the best from God by being in the crowd
A disciple is a
learner, a follower and he yields his neck under the yoke of Christ
A yoke is a bounding
bar on the neck between two animals. Biblically, it is bounding force or
driving force that connects Jesus with His disciple
Are you ready to
burn the past?
A disciple:
- is a learner
- is a follower
- does not rationalize
God's Word
- is receptive to the
Master's decision
- doesn't see the
authority of the master as an oppression
- is obedient to his
Master's commandment
Until you are ready
to learn at the feet of Jesus, you cannot understand
A disciple loves his
Master with passion
The hallmark of
discipleship is obedience. Are you obedient?
The crowd has no
room in heaven, only the disciples will make it to Heaven.
Are you a disciples or you are still among
the crowd?
You’ve got to have singular focus to please
Christ. Heaven must be you target.
Be distinct
Are you ready to burn your past, leave the
company of the crowd and take up the challenge of being a disciple of Jesus?
