Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Discipleship, Spiritual Maturity Set of 3 Sanders books

The Disciple’s Senior Partner May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship [partnership] of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14

Christ begins by calling four passive personal qualities blessed.

That means that the disciple must choose his priorities very carefully, even in things that are right in themselves.

Four times in 1 Corinthians 9 Paul asserts his rights in the gospel. Three times he claims that he has refrained from exercising these rights in the higher interests of spreading the gospel.

In the course of His teaching ministry, Jesus enunciated three fundamental principles to guide His disciples in their service.

It may be that you are thinking, I recognize Christ’s claim to lordship of my life, and I want to live under His lordship, but my will is so weak. It lets me down at the crucial moment. How can I maintain recognition of His lordship? How can I keep Him on the throne of my life?

Pure in Heart. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (v. 8), or “O the bliss of the sincere!”

The Lord expects to be trusted. He disturbs us at will. Human arrangements are disregarded, family ties ignored, business claims put aside. We are never asked if it is convenient.”

In the quiet hour the mind can be adjusted before meeting people or facing difficult problems. The day’s duties and responsibilities can be committed to God. We can memorize a Scripture verse to chew on during the day. We should be alert to look for some special thought or message in our reading.