Character Development

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Character Development
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What is Discipleship?

• Bible Study
• Sunday School
• Listening to the sermon
• Carrying a Bible
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• A disciple is one who learns from a teacher, a
  student
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciple_(Christianit
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What does the Bible say?

• Read John 1335
• By this shall all men know you are my disciples
  if you love one another
• Knowing information is not enough
• Apply what you know LOVE
• Read Luke 1427
• Whoever does not carry his cross and follow me
  cannot be my disciple.
• Sacrifice
• Follow Jesus

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Disciplines of Christians

• Transformation
• Sanctification
• Fruit of the Spirit

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Sanctification

• Becoming more and more a sanctuary of Gods
  Holy Spirit
• Does not happen overnight.
• Sin must be removed as the Holy Spirit reveals it
  to you.
• When God wants to make a mushroom, He does it
  overnight. When He wants to make a giant oak
  tree, He does it over hundreds of years
• Rick Warren

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Transformation

• Becoming more and more like Christ.
• Read Romans 122
• Begins in your mind
• Know the Will of God
• Daily Bible reading is essential to
  transformation.
• One chapter a day helps keep Satan away

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More Transformation

• Bible Studies
• Learn from others
• Encourage each other spiritually
• Variety of Bible studies available.
• If you can not find what you are looking for
  start your own. God could be using you too!
• Mentoring
• Find a spiritual solid person you can look up to
• Ask them to become a prayer partner

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Fruit of the Spirit

• Read Galatians 516-25
• Our flesh and the Spirit are at war
• Makes us confused at times
• Re-read verse 22
• The more we grow in Christ the more fruit we will
  bear
• Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

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Character NOT Comfort

• God is more interested in your character than
  your comfort.
• Read II Corinthians 416-18
• Circumstances in your life are not a coincidence.
• God uses everything to change us more and more
  into the likeness of His Son.

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Finish Strong

• Read Philippians 13-11
• Go back and read verse 6
• He who began a good work in you will carry it
  on to completion until the day Christ Jesus
• God will finish what He has started.