Discipleship

A collection of 25 posts

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First April 21, 2025

Who is a follower of The Lord Jesus? “Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep

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How is the soul saved?

“Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice,

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Apr. 10, 2025

Grace does not excuse us from doing good. Grace empowers us to be godly. God forgave our sins because He loves us, but God’s love does not excuse us from doing good. We are commanded to love one another, and love does not harm. Love is the fulfillment of

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ARE YOU A CORE 70 @ Kingdom Life?

I am called to build and to serve the kingdom of GOD in this region with Kingdom Life Church for the foreseeable future. “After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was

Confessions

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 25, 2025

“The flow of divine power is limited only by the measure of the vessel that is being filled. The ability to become a child of God is dependent upon the ability to receive the Word.” ~ T. L. Lowery “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 18, 2025

Authority is given by fiat. Divine authority is given by divine authority. A fiat is defined, Authorization or sanction. An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. “Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 17, 2025

The fields are ready to be harvested. “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 14, 2025

Without faith in God and in His word, spiritual growth comes to a halt. “Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all,

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 13, 2025

Are you a disciple of Christ Jesus? “Then Jesus said to those who believed in Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”” (John 8:31–32, NKJV) Jesus described a disciple as

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 12, 2025

Is your spiritual allegiance divided because of what is happening circumstantially? “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 11, 2025

What you are going through right now is temporary. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Mar. 10, 2025

Plant a money tree. “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:18, NKJV) The spiritual blessing is released through

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 26, 2025

The Dichotomy of Good Works “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 25, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Seven Are you reading your Bible every day? Are you praying in the spirit every day? Are you memorizing Scriptures that touch your heart? Are you confessing God’s word? Are you applying the commands of God to the way you live your life? Are you

Seeking Jesus First

Seeking Jesus First Feb. 24, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Six Spiritual Maturity comes through the right kind of experience. When we faithfully apply ourselves to what is good, we get stronger. Let’s consider a game analogy about leveling up. In a video game, a player receives a starting level number of ‘points’ to place

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 21, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Five “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:11, NKJV) Righteousness is the received through faith. According to this Scripture, we are

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 20, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Four We have received the DNA - Divine Nature Attributes of Christ. The DNA is in the seed. The baby has the same DNA as the father. However, the baby will make choices as he grows up that lead him in a total different direction as

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 19, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Three What are some key aspects of sonship or “the adoption as sons” as it pertains to spiritual maturity? “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to

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Seeking Jesus First Feb. 18, 2025

Spiritual Maturity - Part Two Newborn baby - ‘Nepios’ -There is nothing wrong with being a newborn baby. It is a very intimate and holy part of a person’s spiritual maturity. In this time we learn the love of The Father and the personal care of the Holy Spirit.

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Seeking Jesus First Fe. 3, 2025

Christ Jesus declared that because He cast out demons by The Spirit of God, “The kingdom of God has come upon you.” “But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 31, 2025

The Levitical Priesthood is not a model for the New Covenant Church. It doesn’t even seem to have been God’s original intention. GOD promised Moses, in Exodus 19:5–6,(paraphrased) “If you will listen and obey and keep covenant with Me, then I will make you a

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 29, 2025

Why is it important for a church to be apostolic? The answer is found in the five “office” callings of the church.  Notice that “priesthood” is not one of the offices because no one is an intermediary between you and God except God, The SON, Himself, and The Holy Spirit

Apostles

Seeking Jesus First Jan. 27, 2024

Why church? Why don’t we all just do our own disassociated fellowships? Or no fellowship at all? Why do those who have the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead need to stay physically connected to the ‘ekklesia’? “Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

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Seeking Jesus First Jan. 24, 2025

The church of The LORD JESUS CHRIST is apostolic in nature. Jesus is apostolic. He was sent by The Father. He had a purpose when He walked on the earth. Christ Jesus appointed apostles. The twelve apostles were sent by Jesus. The twelve apostles had a purpose. The twelve apostles

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Discipleship - Believe in God The Father - The Abba Father, The Source of Life

Chapter 1: Believe in God The Father – The Abba Father, The Source of Life Introduction Christian discipleship begins with a foundational relationship with God the Father. In the Christian faith, God is not distant or unknowable but is revealed intimately as "Abba Father," a term that conveys both deep reverence