Comments on: eating with His betrayers http://normansennema.com/archives/1405 trying to find His way Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tony http://normansennema.com/archives/1405/comment-page-1#comment-595 Tony Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:19:41 +0000 http://normansennema.com/?p=1405#comment-595 Discipleship. Fellowship. These words belong together. A disciple is a follower of the Master Teacher - learning The Way to walk. As the disciples have shown, it means total commitment. But walking with Him, there are holes in the road that must be avoided. Judas was focussed on the money matters of this world rather than serving Christ. Even the disciples had to be shown the Way by a woman washing Jesus' feet with the ointment. Again they were thinking the money aspect. Only in Christ do we have the right perspective of life. Judas thought of his own gain. The woman gave sacrifical love. How do I follow Him? The cost of discipleship is great. Lead me and guide me in the Way I need to walk, avoiding the barriers of pride, materialism, jealousy, envey, etc And as Jesus met the needs of His disciples by eating with them to renew them, to strengthen them, to teach them, so too You come to me also on this day in fellowship to renew me along the Way avoiding the pitfalls of today. Thank You for Your presence here. Thank You for your amazing love/grace. May I always remember God is Closer Than You Think. All that I am I owe to Thee, Thy wisdom, Lord, has fashioned me; I give my Maker thankful praise, Whose wondrous works my soul amaze. Ere into being I was brought, Thine eye did see, and in Thy thought My life in all its perfect plan Was ordered ere my days began. Thy thoughts, O God, how manifold, More precious unto me than gold! I muse on their infinity, Awaking I am still with Thee. The wicked Thou shalt surely slay, From me let sinners turn away; They speak against the Name divine, I count God’s enemies as mine. Search me, O God, my heart discern, Try me, my inmost thought to learn; And lead me, if in sin I stray, To choose the everlasting way. Discipleship. Fellowship. These words belong together. A disciple is a follower of the Master Teacher – learning The Way to walk. As the disciples have shown, it means total commitment. But walking with Him, there are holes in the road that must be avoided. Judas was focussed on the money matters of this world rather than serving Christ. Even the disciples had to be shown the Way by a woman washing Jesus’ feet with the ointment. Again they were thinking the money aspect. Only in Christ do we have the right perspective of life.

Judas thought of his own gain. The woman gave sacrifical love. How do I follow Him?

The cost of discipleship is great. Lead me and guide me in the Way I need to walk, avoiding the barriers of pride, materialism, jealousy, envey, etc And as Jesus met the needs of His disciples by eating with them to renew them, to strengthen them, to teach them, so too You come to me also on this day in fellowship to renew me along the Way avoiding the pitfalls of today. Thank You for Your presence here. Thank You for your amazing love/grace. May I always remember

God is Closer Than You Think.

All that I am I owe to Thee,
Thy wisdom, Lord, has fashioned me;
I give my Maker thankful praise,
Whose wondrous works my soul amaze.
Ere into being I was brought,
Thine eye did see, and in Thy thought
My life in all its perfect plan
Was ordered ere my days began.

Thy thoughts, O God, how manifold,
More precious unto me than gold!
I muse on their infinity,
Awaking I am still with Thee.

The wicked Thou shalt surely slay,
From me let sinners turn away;
They speak against the Name divine,
I count God’s enemies as mine.

Search me, O God, my heart discern,
Try me, my inmost thought to learn;
And lead me, if in sin I stray,
To choose the everlasting way.

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