Discipleship Notes

Fruit Inspection

For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

It's Time for You to Die

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

Scriptures

'It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. '

Don't Pray for Me

It was busy at the park on Tuesday afternoon. People from all over the city had gathered for the annual basketball competition hosted by my church youth group.

Become Like a Child

Beep, beep, beep!" The alarm sounded at 4:00 AM. Exhausted and miserable, I lacked the motivation to rise, but I adhered to a strict routine. My very existence depended on it.

The Pursuit of Success

Growing up I struggled with a poor self-image. I believed I had to achieve perfection to be loved by God and people. My perspective was that I didn't have value to others, and I had to focus on fixing my own problems.

The Word of God

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Testimony

From a very young age I doubted that I was saved. When I was 11 years old, there was a moment when I feared leaving the house because I did not want to risk dying and going to Hell.