Posts with the tag “discipleship”

Reading: Galatians 2:20; Matthew 16:24-26 The cross wasn't jewelry in the first century, it was an instrument of execution. When Jesus calls us to take up our cross daily, He's inviting us into a lifestyle of continual death to self. This happens not in dramatic moments alone, but in ordinary decisions: choosing integrity when no one's watching, serving when it's inconvenient, speaking truth when silence is easier.  Read More

Devotional Reading: John 13:12–15 (NLT)  After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. In a mo...  Read More

Luke 6:39–40 (NLT) “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.”  Read More

Weekly Devotional Devotional Reading: Matthew 16:24-26; Philippians 2:3-8 Jesus made the requirements of discipleship clear: give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow Him. The cross wasn't just about death; it was about public surrender, a visible sign that you now belong to someone else. True discipleship cannot coexist with selfishness. When we promote ourselves, we cannot simultaneously follow Christ.  Read More