3. Jesus replied, “‘You must love
the Lord your God with all your heart,
all your soul, and all your mind.’ This
is the greatest commandment.
A second is equally important: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’”
4. Love for God and love for
each other are the
fundamental,
indispensable marks of
disciples of Jesus.
7. The Greek word is
‘agape’ which means
‘selfless love’
God and others are
more important to us
than our own desires.
8. The word [agapao] will
never seek anything but the
highest good for others. It
does not need a chemistry,
an affinity or a feeling.
9. 1 Cor 13:4-7 tells us what
love looks like:
Love is patient and kind
…does not envy or boast
…is not rude
…does not insist on its own
way
…is not irritable or resentful
10. …does not rejoice at
wrongdoing
…rejoices in the truth
…bears all things
…believes all things
…hopes all things
…endures all things
11. Disciples love one
another like a family.
They sharing what they
have…money, time, a
service or a skill.
Acts 2:41-47
12. Disciples love one
another like a family.
They sharing what they
have…money, time, a
service or a skill.
Acts 2:41-47
13. John 13:34-35 NLT
So now I am giving you a new
commandment: Love each
other. Just as I have loved you,
you should love each other.
14. Your love for one
another will prove to
the world that you
are my disciples.”
John 13:34-35 NLT
So now I am giving you a new
commandment: Love each
other. Just as I have loved you,
you should love each other.
15. Your love for one
another will prove to
the world that you
are my disciples.”
28. Someone once asked George
Whitefield how many conversions
occurred in a meeting, and he
answered,
“I don’t know. We should know
in six months.”
29. A disciple is a follower of
Christ,
not just a believer in
Christ
30. A simple gospel message,
“Follow Jesus, and he will teach
you everything you will ever
need to know—but what Jesus
teaches will take a lifetime to
learn”
31.
32. Jesus took ordinary people with
everyday, normal lives and made
them into world changers.
39. Luke 5:15, 16
…even more the report about him went
abroad, and great crowds gathered to
hear him and to be healed of their
infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw
to desolate places and pray. [he was
regularly withdrawing…]
40. “…increasing crowds, the demands on
Jesus’ time, and the fact that no one
else could duplicate his ministry did not
stop Jesus spending long times in
prayer.”
Ajith Fernando
41. When did you last hear
a sermon on fasting?
(it is mentioned 75x in
the Bible compared to
74x for baptism!)