From the one mention of Judas speaking, we see that Thaddaeus had a desire to see others have the same opportunity that he had. He wanted people to know Jesus Christ because he had a heart for those who were without a relationship with the Savior.

The zeal that Simon, called Zelotes, had was useful. We aren’t told what exactly he was zealous for, but we can assume that it was for the things that Jesus taught and commanded, otherwise he wouldn’t have been of much use to Jesus. What about us? What should we be zealous about?

We have no reason to glorify ourselves and every reason to glorify God.

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We can protect ourselves and others from disillusionment and faithlessness by drawing near to one another as we wait on the Lord.

His physical posture is changed from sitting in the receipt of custom, to standing and following Jesus. His identity is changed from Levi, “joined” to this world and sin, to Matthew, a “gift of God.” His mindset is changed from self-indulgent to self-denying. And his purpose is changed from living for himself to living for God.

Are you skeptical of Jesus? Let the Son of God speak to you to prove who he is.

Philip’s life is quite relatable to a modern-day disciple of Christ. He was a believer and earnestly wanted to follow Jesus. But he wasn’t perfect. He lacked faith at moments and failed to understand spiritual truths at other times. He was corrected, and chose to submit, rather than walk away.

When John was in a room, he had no personal objectives or agenda. His purpose was whatever Jesus was pursuing. And when no clear purpose was presented, John’s priority was what Jesus wanted. And when we see in scripture the group simply fellowshipping together, John’s place was as close to Christ as he could be.

We have no reason to glorify ourselves and every reason to glorify God.

Liberty is the believer’s right in Christ, but all too often they willingly trade it in for bondage.

The discipler is the elder brother/sister that the disciple can personally know, follow, and emulate.

In that moment it required that they believe in something and someone that they had not yet had the chance to fully understand. But their faith allowed for that process to come to fruition. And that process is something that we all know and believe in, which is biblical discipleship.

However you look at it, everything did indeed come from something. All material things have a beginning. Evolutionists state that everything came from something, but they do not yet know that something.

Christlike disciplers embody this same heart. They possess an intense Christlike burden for the disciple. They are willing to go the distance and then some, to minister to the disciple that they might be conformed more into the image of Christ.

When you commit to the sacrifice of learning the target language of the people you are trying to reach, you instantly gain a rapport with them. You aren’t some swindler or charlatan who showed up to gather a crowd or to make a buck. You’re in it for the long haul.

Zeal in the life of a disciple recognizes that what God has said must be true, and it creates a passion in the disciples’ life to see it become reality.

It’s Christ who strengthens us and gives us the ability to face any season of life. We aren’t to seek out either being abased or abounding, but to meet each with contentment and trust in the grace of God.

I came from nothing. Jesus is the only something I have and ever will have. He deserves first place in everything. Give Him what He r

The Great Commission is without exception or expiration date. Retirement is not an excuse to pull back from ministry, but rather should be a huge opportunity to increase our ministry service.