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Discipleship means those who follow the doctrines of Christ through Gods word and
Servitude means to wait on or serve. It often denotes people who dedicate themselves voluntarily to the service of another. The servants of God are devoted to his service. In this chapter you will learn what it takes to be a true servant of God through discipleship as the scriptures defines how we become that vessel of honor to God as we give him all the praise and glory for all we do for him in service.
DISCIPLESHIP
Obedience: Willing to do what one is asked according to the will of God
Gods will is for all of us to love unconditionally as Christ loves us this way. We need to be obedient to one another’s needs, concerns and passions through being true to God through obedience to his word and to know his greatest commandment is love. God will put people in our path, but it is up to us to reach out to those people with the word of God and not only through word, but through action of his word as we humble ourselves to reach out to others.
(John 14:15-17; Matthew 22:36-40)
Faithfulness: True and trustworthy in the performance of duty
Our works are not our own, but the works that Jesus started and left for us to continue. When we follow in the steps of Jesus we maintain a faithful heart and others will come to the Lord by us allowing the light of Christ shine through us as we help meet the needs of those who are struggling with their own lives and need our help. There is no one that is unworthy of the love of Christ as we are all his creation, but not all will hear his calling.
(Matthew 5:16; Proverbs 13:17; John 14:15-17; Matthew 10:24-25; Matthew 22:36-40)
Perseverance: To persist in any purpose or idea, to strive in spite of difficulties
Hold fast to your convictions of truth no matter what tries to come against you. When you know truth through the Spirit of God it is your responsibility to take Gods word out into the world with the Holy Spirit guiding you. Jesus said that if the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. Never worry about what man can do to you for the words sake, just be concerned you are doing the works for the Lord and not yourself so you will bring glory and honor unto His name. Jesus never said it would be an easy walk, but if we are truly walking in the Lord then we should take no concern for our own life as we have the promise of eternal life with the Father.
(John 8:31; John 15:18-23; Matthew 10:28)
Love: Intense affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
It seems pretty easy to love those who love us and hate those who hate us as this is human nature, but we who have answered that calling of God now have a Spiritual nature that can love even our enemies. We can not shove the word of God on anyone and expect them to know the love of God, but if they refuse to listen then we are also instructed to wipe the dust from our feet and move on. I do not think we should write them off completely as many of us refused at first, but to pray for them and move on as Jesus said to wipe the dust from our feet, which means to move on to those who have ears to hear Gods call to repentance. God wants all his creation to come back to him, but also knows those who will refuse.
(Luke 9:5; 2Peter 3:9; John 13:34-35)
Humility: To be made humble, marked by meekness or modesty
Yielding ourselves to God allows us to put him first place above ourselves and family so we can be more obedient to his will. We know that Gods will is to love unconditionally and when we can love in such a way we become not only a blessing unto God, but a greater blessing to our families. We give up trying to do everything our own way and allow the righteousness of God work in us and through us to be a more effective member of his body and receive the greater blessings of his love and compassion.
(Luke 14:26; 33)
The cross is just one example of humility where Jesus humbled himself through all the persecutions he faced even unto death that he presented himself no greater than those he died for. God said there is no greater love than a man lay his life down for another. This is what Jesus did was lay his life down so we could have life eternal with him. Followers of Christ should also have this meekness that we would be willing to do such a thing as this if it would bring a lost one to Christ.
(John 10:15; 15:13; Matthew 10:24)
Bearing the Cross: Denying ones self for the purpose of duty
Denying ones self is hard to do as our carnal mind wants to reason out and rationalize those things of God and what his purpose is for us, but if we deny this flesh and allow Gods Spirit to dwell in us then we will know the purpose of his will and take action on that purpose without hesitation. Jesus prayed that if it was Gods will that he would take the cup from him, but Jesus knew what he had to do and went forward with no thought for his own life. We bare many crosses in our own lives as the world comes against us as Satan will try anything or use anyone to come against us, but we need to stay focused on the job before us as a disciple of Jesus and keeping ourselves in his servitude.
(Romans 8:5-8; Mark 14:35-36; Matthew 16:24-25)
SERVITUDE
Fear: To have reverence, respect and humbleness for another
We fear God, but not in the way we would fear or be scared of the unknown, but respect and humble ourselves before his throne of grace. None of us has ever seen God in the physical for we know he is Spiritual without form, but we respect and humble ourselves before him because he is the creator of all that is good and that is why we reverence him.
We serve God out of respect for the truth of his spoken word that gives us instruction in our lives on how to lead a life that is pleasing to the Father. The only way we can be pleasing to God is by being a humbled servant that wants others to know his mercy and grace. We experience the goodness of God by being a faithful servant that never wavers in the face of our enemies as God makes our path straight before our feet.
(Psalms 2:11; 5:7-8)
Uprightness: Walking in the ways of righteousness
Gods’ ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts. The carnal mind can not imagine that of the Spirit of God. God has instructed us to walk worthy of his word so we can bring honor and glory to his name. Servitude only comes by allowing Gods Spirit to direct our path and lead us into all righteousness that is Gods righteousness and not our own. The path that God wants us to be on is guided by His Spirit that leads us to the place of complete faithfulness as we walk perfect in all his ways.
(Matthew 7:14; Psalms 101:6; Proverbs 3:5-8)
Absolute loyalty: A faithful servant in all things
Loyalty means trusting God to guide you in all your ways and depending on him only for all your needs as only God knows what is best for us. When we take our focus off God we are serving another master called self and self will always let you down. We start believing in what the world tells us and soon separate ourselves from truth. There is no fence riding when it comes to God. You either trust him for all things or you deny him of all things. You can’t have it both ways.
(Matthew 6:24; James 4:4; 1John 2:15)
Our loyalty to God as being a perfected servant through his righteousness is what brings about Gods favor in our lives and when we are speaking to others the words of God through his Spirit or helping those through the works of the Lord then others will see the love of Christ through us, especially in a world that is so suspicious of any ones good intentions.
(Romans 13:1-2)
Regeneration: renewal of ones self, a rebirth of all things new
We now put off the old man of flesh and put on the new man of Spirit so we can hear God speaking to our heart. We are no longer of this world but set our sights on the Spiritual things from above, but never allow yourself to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good to be able to help others less fortunate then yourself.
(Colossians 3:1-4)
The disciple is a learned student of one from a higher power (God) that holds all knowledge and truth that gives out that knowledge to those with a heart to learn for the purpose of ministry. A servant is one who serves others in all humility helping to meet the physical and Spiritual needs of others.
(Romans 12:9-13)
Servitude means to wait on or serve. It often denotes people who dedicate themselves voluntarily to the service of another. The servants of God are devoted to his service. In this chapter you will learn what it takes to be a true servant of God through discipleship as the scriptures defines how we become that vessel of honor to God as we give him all the praise and glory for all we do for him in service.
DISCIPLESHIP
Obedience: Willing to do what one is asked according to the will of God
Gods will is for all of us to love unconditionally as Christ loves us this way. We need to be obedient to one another’s needs, concerns and passions through being true to God through obedience to his word and to know his greatest commandment is love. God will put people in our path, but it is up to us to reach out to those people with the word of God and not only through word, but through action of his word as we humble ourselves to reach out to others.
(John 14:15-17; Matthew 22:36-40)
Faithfulness: True and trustworthy in the performance of duty
Our works are not our own, but the works that Jesus started and left for us to continue. When we follow in the steps of Jesus we maintain a faithful heart and others will come to the Lord by us allowing the light of Christ shine through us as we help meet the needs of those who are struggling with their own lives and need our help. There is no one that is unworthy of the love of Christ as we are all his creation, but not all will hear his calling.
(Matthew 5:16; Proverbs 13:17; John 14:15-17; Matthew 10:24-25; Matthew 22:36-40)
Perseverance: To persist in any purpose or idea, to strive in spite of difficulties
Hold fast to your convictions of truth no matter what tries to come against you. When you know truth through the Spirit of God it is your responsibility to take Gods word out into the world with the Holy Spirit guiding you. Jesus said that if the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. Never worry about what man can do to you for the words sake, just be concerned you are doing the works for the Lord and not yourself so you will bring glory and honor unto His name. Jesus never said it would be an easy walk, but if we are truly walking in the Lord then we should take no concern for our own life as we have the promise of eternal life with the Father.
(John 8:31; John 15:18-23; Matthew 10:28)
Love: Intense affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
It seems pretty easy to love those who love us and hate those who hate us as this is human nature, but we who have answered that calling of God now have a Spiritual nature that can love even our enemies. We can not shove the word of God on anyone and expect them to know the love of God, but if they refuse to listen then we are also instructed to wipe the dust from our feet and move on. I do not think we should write them off completely as many of us refused at first, but to pray for them and move on as Jesus said to wipe the dust from our feet, which means to move on to those who have ears to hear Gods call to repentance. God wants all his creation to come back to him, but also knows those who will refuse.
(Luke 9:5; 2Peter 3:9; John 13:34-35)
Humility: To be made humble, marked by meekness or modesty
Yielding ourselves to God allows us to put him first place above ourselves and family so we can be more obedient to his will. We know that Gods will is to love unconditionally and when we can love in such a way we become not only a blessing unto God, but a greater blessing to our families. We give up trying to do everything our own way and allow the righteousness of God work in us and through us to be a more effective member of his body and receive the greater blessings of his love and compassion.
(Luke 14:26; 33)
The cross is just one example of humility where Jesus humbled himself through all the persecutions he faced even unto death that he presented himself no greater than those he died for. God said there is no greater love than a man lay his life down for another. This is what Jesus did was lay his life down so we could have life eternal with him. Followers of Christ should also have this meekness that we would be willing to do such a thing as this if it would bring a lost one to Christ.
(John 10:15; 15:13; Matthew 10:24)
Bearing the Cross: Denying ones self for the purpose of duty
Denying ones self is hard to do as our carnal mind wants to reason out and rationalize those things of God and what his purpose is for us, but if we deny this flesh and allow Gods Spirit to dwell in us then we will know the purpose of his will and take action on that purpose without hesitation. Jesus prayed that if it was Gods will that he would take the cup from him, but Jesus knew what he had to do and went forward with no thought for his own life. We bare many crosses in our own lives as the world comes against us as Satan will try anything or use anyone to come against us, but we need to stay focused on the job before us as a disciple of Jesus and keeping ourselves in his servitude.
(Romans 8:5-8; Mark 14:35-36; Matthew 16:24-25)
SERVITUDE
Fear: To have reverence, respect and humbleness for another
We fear God, but not in the way we would fear or be scared of the unknown, but respect and humble ourselves before his throne of grace. None of us has ever seen God in the physical for we know he is Spiritual without form, but we respect and humble ourselves before him because he is the creator of all that is good and that is why we reverence him.
We serve God out of respect for the truth of his spoken word that gives us instruction in our lives on how to lead a life that is pleasing to the Father. The only way we can be pleasing to God is by being a humbled servant that wants others to know his mercy and grace. We experience the goodness of God by being a faithful servant that never wavers in the face of our enemies as God makes our path straight before our feet.
(Psalms 2:11; 5:7-8)
Uprightness: Walking in the ways of righteousness
Gods’ ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts. The carnal mind can not imagine that of the Spirit of God. God has instructed us to walk worthy of his word so we can bring honor and glory to his name. Servitude only comes by allowing Gods Spirit to direct our path and lead us into all righteousness that is Gods righteousness and not our own. The path that God wants us to be on is guided by His Spirit that leads us to the place of complete faithfulness as we walk perfect in all his ways.
(Matthew 7:14; Psalms 101:6; Proverbs 3:5-8)
Absolute loyalty: A faithful servant in all things
Loyalty means trusting God to guide you in all your ways and depending on him only for all your needs as only God knows what is best for us. When we take our focus off God we are serving another master called self and self will always let you down. We start believing in what the world tells us and soon separate ourselves from truth. There is no fence riding when it comes to God. You either trust him for all things or you deny him of all things. You can’t have it both ways.
(Matthew 6:24; James 4:4; 1John 2:15)
Our loyalty to God as being a perfected servant through his righteousness is what brings about Gods favor in our lives and when we are speaking to others the words of God through his Spirit or helping those through the works of the Lord then others will see the love of Christ through us, especially in a world that is so suspicious of any ones good intentions.
(Romans 13:1-2)
Regeneration: renewal of ones self, a rebirth of all things new
We now put off the old man of flesh and put on the new man of Spirit so we can hear God speaking to our heart. We are no longer of this world but set our sights on the Spiritual things from above, but never allow yourself to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good to be able to help others less fortunate then yourself.
(Colossians 3:1-4)
The disciple is a learned student of one from a higher power (God) that holds all knowledge and truth that gives out that knowledge to those with a heart to learn for the purpose of ministry. A servant is one who serves others in all humility helping to meet the physical and Spiritual needs of others.
(Romans 12:9-13)
