By: Matt Atkins
Location: Amphitheater
Students: 9
One morning, on the farm, as the chicken laid a fresh egg, she had an idea. She would make her master breakfast! She didn't just want to make him eggs, so she approached the pig for some ham. The pig thought about the kind gesture the chicken was trying to make and replied, "Breakfast for our Master will mean labor for you, but will be a total sacrifice for me."
Are you a chicken or a pig disciple for Jesus?
Are you a participant or are you fully committed?
Luke 14:33"In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."
Luke 9:23-24 Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it."What kind of a commitment do you think Jesus is calling us to?
John 8:31-32 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."What were his teachings?
John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."Who did Jesus call us to love?
Who did he love?
How did he love?
How should we love in response to his sacrifice?
Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."This is Jesus' last charge to his disciples.
If you knew you were going to die in minutes, how cherished would your last words be? I would want them to say the most important thing to me.
How serious do you think he was about us carrying out his last instructions?
Disciples on Campus is not about "something to do on Wednesdays during lunch". It's not about having fun in the French Quarter on Friday night with other Disciples on Campus from around the country. We offer that, but that's not the point. This group we call Disciples on Campus is a group where we hope each member will be confident to live out the principles Jesus laid out for each of his disciples to accomplish. His last charge is that we make disciples. We offer personal Bible studies to help prepare each disciple for that task. We hope everyone here today will be eager to find new ways to share the gospel with others and will be eager to get in a personal Bible study themselves. Please let us know if we can help you on our journey to be a true disciple of Christ.
In your journey, are you a participant or are you fully committed?
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