The Disciple Is A Learner

The Disciple Is A Learner June 22, 2022 The Disciple Is A Learner A disciple is a “learner,” “follower,” or “adherent” of Jesus • Discipleship is the process of learning the teachings of Jesus and following his example in obedience through the power of the Holy Spirit. • We Can’t Become Disciples Without Becoming Learners The Disciple Is A Learner The Disciple Is The Learner -- The Teacher Is Jesus • Our Relationship With Christ Is Always A Learning One •He is always the supreme teacher The Disciple Is A Learner Learning Is What Helps Us To Be Like Christ • Luke 6:40 (NIV) "A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher." • The True Disciple Has The Attitude: “I Can Always Be Taught And I Am Willing To Learn” The Disciple Is A Learner Learning Can Be Painful Or It Can Be Pleasant • Prov 6:23 (NIV) "For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life," • Prov 27:5 (NIV) "Better is open rebuke than hidden love." TO REBUKE Means ---To Convict, To Convince, To Forbid • (2 Tim 4:2 NIV) Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. The Disciple Is A Learner • (Rev 3:19 NIV) … Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. • Heb 12:11 (NIV) "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." The Disciple Is A Learner Being And Seeing Examples Are Important • 1 Cor 11:1 (NIV) "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." Seeing An Example Can Be A Great Help In Our Learning • Phil 4:9 (NIV) "Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."