Following Jesus
A series of messages, especially for young people, following on from Just For Starters. It deals with issues of Christian discipleship.
All sermons are by David Luke unless otherwise noted.
1. A Portrait of Discipleship (Luke 19:11–27)
Sunday 21 Oct 07 p.m.
Outline:
1) A Student
2) A Servant
3) A Steward — manager and accountable.
For more about C. T. Studd, mentioned in the message, see below.
Duration: 00:29:31
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2. What a Life of Discipleship Involves (Luke 9:18–27)
Sunday 16 Dec 07 p.m.
Outline:
Question 1) What happens next
2 challenges: a) recognize the cross as the centre of Christ's kingdom; and
b) see the kingdom of God comes in no other way than through the cross of Christ.
"When Christ calls a man he bids him come and die."
(Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
Question 2) What does a life of discipleship look like?
3 alternatives:
a) saving face and losing our souls
b) gaining the world and being eternally lost
c) disowning Jesus and him disowning us
Question 3) What does this mean for me?
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." (Jim Elliott).
For more about Bonhoeffer and Elliot, mentioned in the message, see below.
Duration: 00:28:53
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3. The Disciple is an Ambassador of Christ (Luke 10:1–12)
Sunday 20 Jan 08 p.m.
1) The commission that is given; 2) The work engaged in; and 3) The reception expected. For more about Hudson Taylor, mentioned in the message, see below.
Duration: 00:28:09
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(8.1 MB)
4. Discipleship Attitudes: Who is my neighbour? (Luke 10:25–37)
Sunday 20 Apr 2008 p.m.
Duration: 00:27:24
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6. Prayer (Luke 11:1-13)
Sunday 15 Jun 2008 p.m.
Duration: 00:28:31
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(8.2 MB)
Follow up from the sermons
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
David mentioned Bonhoeffer in the second message. Read more about him at Wikipedia, which lists some further articles and books about him. Edwin Robertson has written The Shame and the Sacrifice: The life and teaching of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Hodder & Stoughton, 1987. ISBN 0-340-41063-9) which Peter is willing to lend anyone who is interested. T C has some blog articles about Bonhoeffer's book The Cost of Discipleship which might give you a flavour of what he taught.
Jim Elliot
David mentioned Jim Elliot in the second message. He was an American missionary who went to Ecuador in 1952. He and four companions were killed in 1956 as they sought to reach the Waodani people with the Gospel. Read more about him and his companions at Wikipedia. See a photograph of the original journal entry at Wikipedia. Jim's journals were published after his death by his wife, Elizabeth under the title of Journals of Jim Elliot (London: Pickering & Inglis, 1978. ISBN 0-7208-0444-2). Peter is willing to lend a copy of this to anyone who would want to read it.
C. T. Studd
David mentioned C. T. Studd in the first message. Read his biography, C. T. Studd Cricketer and Pioneer by Norman P. Grubb (Lutterworth Press, 2003 [orignally published 1933]). ISBN:0-718-83028-8. A more modern book that deals with Studd and some of his contemporaries is The Cambridge Seven by John Pollock (London: Marshalls, 1985, 2nd ed.). There is also a children's biography entitled Millionaire for God: Story of C. T. Studd by J. Erskine (Lutterworth Press, 1986). ISBN 9780718824877.
Read his cricketing record at The Cricket Archive. Or read some of his best known quotations. Read about The Cambridge Seven and C. T. Studd at Wikipedia. You can also read Studd's own book The Chocolate Soldier Heroism: The Lost Chord Christianity online at Project Gutenberg
J. Hudson Taylor
David mentioned J. Hudson Taylor in the third message. Find out more about him at Wikipedia. Wholesome Words has a page of Christian Biography Resources devoted to Hudson Taylor, with links to articles and books (many online).
