Discipleship to Christ is not so much WHAT we do but HOW we do whatever it is we do. – PR
The Kingdom of God becomes REALIZED and REVEALED in us through all the actions we take and the intentions we have toward the goodness of God that we CHOOSE to embrace. – PR
Colossians 1:26-27 (Passion)
John 13:36 – 14:6
Follow (Aramaic) — to be in union with along the same roadway; to go along with at the same time.
The Way — LOVE — Not an emotion but a decision.Jesus never meant that we should feel lovingly toward everyone but to choose the most loving and most life-giving thing in every situation we find ourselves in. — PR
The Truth — To act and speak in a way that rings true at the core of our being. To do the “right thing just because it’s “the right thing.”The Life — The Kingdom of God fully realized and manifested in a person.
Matthew 13:52 (AMP)
Matthew 13:44-46 (Passion)
Luke 14:28 — “Count the cost—“
Luke 9:62 (Passion) — Don’t look back!”
If we understand the opportunity being afforded us we will never bemoan the cost!” — PR
Luke 14:26-27,33 (Passion) “Hate!” — Aramaic – SNA — to “put aside and make secondary
“Counting the Cost — Not a threat of being forbidden to move ahead if you don’t “pay-up” but a “coming to see” where the real value is and paying the price joyfully.
Vision brings clarity — clarity enables decisiveness through sure assessment.
Acts 5:41
Philippians 1:29
Ephesians 1:17-19a (Passion)