Daily Devotion from Pastor Eric & Rita - Discipleship's Important Distinction

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Listen to Pastor Eric's Latest Message Online    Discipleship's Important Distinction                                           Today's Devotional Reading: Job 28-29; Gal. 1-2    CLICK on the Scripture above to link into your daily reading plan. November 5, 2013 By reading the scripture above each day you will read the Old Testament through in one year and the New Testament through twice in a year. This will change your life. Start Today!   TODAY'S SCRIPTURE     "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. . ." (Matthew 28:19) TODAY'S WORD    , what does it mean to be a disciple? Certainly we need to know the answer to that question. After all, Jesus told us to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. . . ." But how can we make disciples if we are not disciples ourselves? Are the qualifications of discipleship different from those of simply coming to faith? I believe the answer is yes. First, Jesus tells us that if we want to be His disciples, we must deny ourselves. This is a foundational issue. We have a choice in life: we can either live for ourselves or we can deny ourselves. We can either ignore the cross, or we can take it up and follow Him. The great barrier to being a disciple of Jesus Christ is summed up in one word: self. Self-obsession is not something unique to our generation, although the Bible does say that in the last days, people would be lovers of themselves and lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God (see 2 Timothy 3:1-5). Certainly we are living in a time of great self-obsession, especially in the United States. Yet we can trace its roots all the way back to the Garden of Eden. When Satan came to Eve, he essentially appealed to her selfish nature. That is why Jesus said, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself . . ." (Matt. 16:24). Jesus didn't say, "Love yourself." He didn't say, "Have a positive self image." He said, "Deny yourself." That is what we need to do, because that is what gets in the way.   A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY    Father, I want to live for you in all that I do and all that I say. Help me to be a person who is willing to let self go and not get in the way of my relationship with you in Jesus' name. Amen. , we really do love you and we pray God's Blessing in your life! Pastor Eric & Rita Sign a Friend up to Receive These Daily Devotionals ************* Email:   For Email Marketing you can trust Do you want to book Pastor Eric to speak at your event or teach a Biblical Entrepreneurship class? Call 877.916.1180 to book your event. Pastor Eric is now working closer with the Nehemiah Project. Click below to find out more info.            Check Out Our Mission-Based Hotel in Kalispell Montana Pastor Eric & Rita Bahme - PO Box 20729 - Portland Oregon 972794 - Ph 503-296-4900 ext. 426

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