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Marks of a Disciple 6: God’s Harvest
Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” The prophet Isaiah spoke of him, “He is the voice calling from the wilderness for all to prepare the way of the LORD.” John himself had a garment of camel’s hair,…
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Marks of a Disciple 5: Spirituality
Michael Haykin says, “True spirituality is intimately bound up with the Holy Spirit and His work.” A disciple must be marked with the Holy Spirit and filled to its fullness (Eph 1:22-23). Things happen around this person that cannot be explained logically. People who do not know God suspect there is something different in how this…
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Marks of a Disciple 4: Filling
We have fasted so that we recognize how God longs to feed us and fill us from His generosity! He wants to fill us with things that give us strength and that will fully satisfy our thirst. In His world, the sweet stream is always running within our reach. His food is full of eternal…
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Marks of a Disciple 3: Humility
“Humility, the place of entire dependence on God, is, from the very nature of things, the first duty and the highest virtue of the creature, and the root of every virtue.” Michael J. Gorman With humility consider one another as more important than yourselves, not looking out for your own interests, but for the interests…
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Marks of a Disciple 2: Hunger
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for right living, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5: 6 Jesus taught what is known as the Beatitudes or the Blessings, to start off His Sermon on the Mount. I love that He began this teaching by defining what it means to follow Him in such a…
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Marks of a Disciple 1: Who is a Disciple?
“We are here to live holy, loving, lowly lives.” Amy Carmichael Disciples are important. Here are the last words of Jesus, called The Great Commission, that were spoken to them: All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name…
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New Habits 8: Sabbath Rest
We want to follow our new habit with fervor and faith, but also with the same grace toward ourselves that God gives us and with an understanding of the role that rest plays in growing our spiritual life. When you plant a garden, there are many different places in the process where letting the soil…
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New Habits 7: True Family
The new habit that God has spoken to you about may affect other people that you live with, live to care for and live around. Make sure it is a positive effect and make sure that it fits in with the family roles that God has currently ordained for you. Blessed is everyone who fears…
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New Habits 6: Recovery
Because you have spent such intimate time with Him during your 30 Day Fast, you have already jump-started whatever recovery might be needed during this season of your life. As you continue to identify your focus, it may involve rebuilding, repairing and restoring habits that were your strength. Don’t be afraid to go back there!…
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New Habits 5: Walk it Out
It’s not hard to know what we should do differently … identifying a few goals, listening to God’s whisper and examining our heart can be the easy part! It’s when we try to include these new habits into our life in a way that becomes second nature that it is hard. Sometimes it seems easy…
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FIVE MARKS OF A DISCIPLE: OCTOBER 5 – NOVEMBER 2
Posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Fasting builds intimacy with God, and encourages you to grow inwardly, upwardly, and outwardly. Explore five marks of a transformed disciple of Jesus and determine five actions that will allow God to change you. An action that applies to each mark is focus. Fasting and prayer is God’s way for us to find the kind of focus that builds intimacy within and actions without. Be with Him. Be like Him. Do what He wants.
COMING NEXT! MAKING SPACE: NOVEMBER 4 – NOVEMBER 27
Reflect on how to use fasting to make more space for God in your life. Make space in the moment and better reflect God to others. Make space in the morning and enjoy intimacy with Him. Make space in your conversations with others and learn how to listen like He does. Make space in your schedule to breathe and be refreshed by Him. Make space in your commitments so that you can say Yes! to the things He wants you to do. God made a space in this world for us. Let’s return the favor!
