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*The Marks of a true Disciple*
*Luke 6:43-49*
*Is it possible to be a follower of Jesus without being a disciple?*
To be a camp follower without being a soldier of a king?...
To be a hanger-on in some great work without pulling one's weight?
Once someone was talking to a great scholar about a young man.
He said, "So and so tells me that he was one of your students:' The teacher answered, "He may have attended my lectures, but he was not one of my students:'
There is a world of difference between attending lectures and being a student.
v In the crowd that Jesus is addressing…
Ø There were people attending his lecture and true students
Ø There were followers and disciples
§ Remember how Luke introduces this teaching…
· *Look at v. 17*
¨ Jesus is surrounded by…
Ø The newly ordained 12 Apostles
Ø Then disciples
Ø Then followers
v He teaches them basically about…
Ø Discipleship
§ Loving their enemies
§ Not judging and being merciful
v And he challenges them to ask themselves question at the end of His sermon
Ø *Are you a “follower” or a “disciple”*
v He asks this question of us today
Ø *Are you a “follower” or a “disciple?”*
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*READ Luke 6:43-49*
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v You see…
Ø Anyone can be a follower
§ Jesus had 1,000’s of followers
· *John 6* ~~ Feeds the 5,000
¨ Teaches them the great “I am the bread of life” discourse
¨ Teaches that only through him can people be saved
Ø Difficult teaching!
§ *Jn 6:66 says…*
· From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him
§ Jesus had 1,000’s of followers
· But few disciples
¨ *RQ: How do you tell the difference?*
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v Jesus says that it is easy to spot a disciple
Ø The disciple is marked in two ways
v The first mark of a true disciple is…
Ø The Fruit of Good Words (*6:43**-45*)
§ Verses 43-45 are talking about the words you say
· What a person says gives evidence to the disposition of their heart
¨ Or sometimes what they don’t say…
Ø Scripture teaches us to…
§ Listen more than talk
· *James 1:19*
¨ My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry
Ø Greek writer Zeno:
§ /We have two ears but only one mouth so that we may hear more and speak less/
¨ James goes on to talk about the tongue being a very powerful but dangerous part of the body if not used correctly
Ø Very small but powerful
§ Ship rudder
Ø Very small but dangerous
§ Spark that starts a forest fire
· We all know the feeling of saying something you regret later
¨ Not being able to put the toothpaste back into the tube
§ Encourage more than criticize
· *1 Thes 5:11*
¨ Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing
· It is so easy to criticize!
· It comes naturally
While traveling from one city to another, an old man was leading a donkey on which his grandson rode.
The man heard some people say, "Would you look at that old man suffering on his feet while that strong young boy is totally capable of walking."
So they switched and the old man rode the donkey while the boy walked.
And he heard some people say, "Would you look at that, a healthy man making the poor young boy suffer.
Can you believe it?"
So the man and the boy both rode the donkey, and they heard some people say, "Would you look at those heavy brutes making that poor donkey suffer."
So they both got off and walked, until they heard some people say, "Would you look at that!
What a waste, a perfectly good donkey not being used."
As they entered the city, the people there were greeted with a strange sight.
A young boy was walking ahead of an old man carrying a donkey!
Ø No matter what you do, someone will always criticize it
§ We see that in churches as well
· Whatever improvements are made, there are always criticisms
¨ We have to understand that the spirit in which they are made is a good one
Ø Improvement
· *Heb 3:13*
¨ But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness
Ø The water that should overflow is that of encouragement
§ Praise God more than anything else
· Ps 34:1-3
¨ /I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together./
Ø What should be on our lips at all times is praise of God
Ø That is why we were made
§ To praise God
· That is what we are doing today…Praising God
¨ Practicing for eternity
Ø Revelation 7
· Sounds boring?
¨ Think of what you love to do best
Ø When sin is finally eradicated…
Ø You will want to praise God more than that
· I think this is what the Psalmist is writing about in *Ps 84:10*
¨ /Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere/
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v The second mark of a true disciple is…
Ø The Obedience of Good Deeds (*6:46**-49*)
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