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God has placed in each soul an apostle to lead us upon the illumined path. Yet many seek life from without, unaware that is within them.
A saint? Tanner Stone was the anti-Christ.
A disciple follows Jesus, invites others to follow him, and then trains them how to repeat the process.
Apostles receive revelations from God, and consequently they are able to say 'This is what the Spirit is saying to the churches right now.' Making such a statement with credibility carries with it tremendous authority.
The church is not an audience of spectators; we are a fellowship of disciple-makers
A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.
May I beg you carefully to judge every preacher, not by his gifts, not by his elocutionary powers, not by his status in society, not by the respectability of his congregation, not by the prettiness of his church, but by this - does he preach the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation?43
The sticks break, the stones crumble, The eternal altars tilt and tumble, Sanctions and tales dislimn like mist About the amazed evangelist. He stands unshook from age to youth Upon one pin-point of the truth.
He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
I am not an 'elder', 'deacon', nor a 'pastor', and I do not have any ambitions to become one!".
~R. Alan Woods {2012]
perfect Christian characters, seeking by diligent study and earnest prayer to gain the training essential for acceptable service in the cause of God.
An apostolic missionary must have both heart and tongue ablaze with charity.
My duty, I know, is to lead. I cannot offer an array of options. I must offer a long but narrow path to Salvation, and guide the Saints down it. Were that path wide and varied, it would lead nowhere; and I will then have failed both God and man.
True discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only He can lead.
The pope is becoming a missionary, you will say. Yes, the pope is becoming a missionary, which means a witness, a shepherd, an apostle on the move.
Don't get me wrong, I like NASCAR and shopping at Nordstrom's, but discipleship is intrinsic as a lifestyle."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
says - / your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: / 'I am the LORD your God, / who teaches
Each of us knew that the journey to exaltation would be long, strenuous, and sometimes lonely, but we also knew that we would not travel alone. Heavenly Father provides all who fulfill the prerequisites of faith, repentance, and baptism with a companion and guide, the Holy Ghost.
A disciple is an asshole looking for a human being to attach itself to.
You [priests] are called 'another Christ.'
There is no promotion without Jesus
It is not the ambassador, it is not the messenger, but the Lord Himself that saveth His people. The Lord remaineth alone, for no man can be partner with God in forgiving sins; this office belongs solely to Christ, who taketh away the sins of the world.
preacher's tone:
Every Christian should be a faithful minister and steward of God
Discipleship is based not on devotion to abstract ideals, but on devotion to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ;
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Early in the ministry of the apostle Paul, he called himself the least of the apostles. Later on he said he was the least of all Christians. Then he said he was the chief of sinners. The older he got, the more he saw of God, the lower he became in his own estimation.
The real test of the saint is not preaching the gospel, but washing disciples' feet, that is, doing the things that do not count in the actual estimate of men, but count everything in the estimate of God. Paul
Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as it appears to be. Through obedience, we acquire much greater strength to carry it.
The cleverest amongst you is he who is the loyal apostle of life, the true disciple of existence, the devout follower of love.
I'm a holy man minus the holiness.
None of us will honor our Heavenly Father and our Savior more than by serving as a devoted, compassionate missionary, "For them that honour me I will honour."
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
A disciple is one who thinks, feels and acts like Jesus Christ. It is being conformed to the image of Christ as Romans 8:28-29 states-that God's No.1 purpose in our lives is to make us like Jesus.
You are the agent of the kingdom of God
He that serves God is resigned up into him, and in all things has respect to truth and righteousness, and will promote that.
I leave from where the apostle arrived.
So be steadfast in your commitment to Christ, and be a real VIP - a person with vision, integrity, and God's presence.
I am associate of God's kind, I am in fraternity with divinity;I am not ordinary
I'm out to take the Bible, create disciples who make disciples, disciple cycles ...
I am the guardian, the shepherd of sins
You and I, God's ambassadors, are called to sound the warning, to call sinners to repentance, to point the way to peace with God and the hope that is in Christ.
There is no regularly constituted church of Christ on earth, nor any person qualified to administer any church ordinances; nor can there be until new apostles are sent by the Great Head of the Church for whose coming I am seeking.
I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher. I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.
Anthony Skinner has a fire in his heart to worship God, and to encourage and equip others to do the same.
The Lord chose the apostles, that they should be with Him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.
Be faithful in your calling and you will fulfill your ministry to the end
Being a disciple is more than being good: it is about searching for perfection through the love of Jesus Christ.
We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more perfectly.
Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary.
Apostolic ministry and suffering are inseparably entwined, and those who answer the apostolic calling must be prepared to face difficulty with a mastery of it. Without this ingredient in place, the apostle (and the whole apostolic movement) will not endure.
Apostolic preaching cannot be carried on unless there be apostolic prayer. Men of God, before anything else, are indispensable to the furtherance of the kingdom of God on earth.
Discipleship is crucial to our ultimate destiny, but its cost is total commitment.
The disciple is one who, intent upon becoming Christ-like and so dwelling in his "faith and practice," systematically and progressively rearranges his affairs to that end.
The living prophet and the apostles today are as lighthouses in the storm. Steer towards the light of the restored gospel and the inspired teachings of those who represent the Lord on earth.
He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always.
Speaking as a Christian, I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the apostle Peale appalling.
I am a channel for the Christ spirit. The title was given to me very recently by the Godhead.
Obedient is the key to Empowerment of The Holy Spirit
I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist.
You see, the pastor is not making disciples who follow him; he is making disciples who follow Jesus.
Qualifications of a pastor: the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros
But wherever we labour, the rule and the profession of the Apostle must be ours; and whatever be our personal mistakes and failures, God grant that our consciences may never accuse us of being ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.
The stage is yours, my dear Aaronic Priesthood boys. Are you ready and willing to play your part? The Lord needs every able young man to prepare and recommit, starting tonight, to be worthy of a call from the prophet of God to serve a mission.
God has ordained you for your own assignment in the Kingdom
I call myself the assistant cult leader.
The holy servant, the Saviour JESUS CHRIST.
The preacher must have, bonds of a servant with the spirit of a king, a king in high, royal, independent bearing, with the simplicity and sweetness of a child.
God needs people like this in the church, who will perform feats amidst their own generation
Apostles go into new territory and establish God's kingdom.
Rare benevolence, the minister of God.
Apostolic preaching is not marked by its beautiful diction, or literary polish, or Cleverness of expression, but Operates in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
We are called to be 'ambassadors for Christ' (2 Cor 5:20). Ours is a ministry of reconciliation ... To be an ambassador for Christ means above all to invite everyone to a renewed personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.
As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.
True disciples are those who go beyond simply believing. They act out their belief.
In the 56 years I have been a disciple of and in union with Jesus Christ and in my opinion, John Wimber was the most authentic, humble, accessible, and anointed 'Christ-like' man I have ever known."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
What is a godly pastor, after all, but one who is like God, with a heart of grace; someone who sees God bringing prodigals home and runs to embrace them, weeps for joy that they have been brought home, and kisses them - asking no questions - no qualifications or conditions required?
In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called to pursue the work of Jesus himself, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God which is "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit"
Go! This man is the agent I have chosen to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.16I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
Ministerial leadership is, first and finally, discipleship.
Making Disciples through the Transforming Power of Jesus Christ in the Spirit of Excellence!
upholder of all that surrounds thee. He who
Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God's love. Be missionaries of God's tenderness!
As you preach, stay in the text, give honor to Christ and He will use you
Perhaps I should have been one [some sort of a professional religious]; I like to think a monk notable for his austerities, the voice of one crying in the wilderness; but more probably a tiresome Unitarian in Walsall who writes incessantly to the local paper.
Leaders in the body of Christ must be humble and broken from the Lord's hand to be truly useful in His kingdom.
A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.
If you're not a full-time missionary with a missionary badge pinned on your coat, now is the time to paint one on your heart-painted, as Paul said, 'not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God.'
The Lord preserve us from sainthood
He who submits to discipline is a DISCIPLE.
It is time for us to seek again the leadership of the Holy Spirit. Man's lordship has cost us too much ...
An unknown and forgotten treasure of the earliest Christians, a manual for living used by the generation of Jesus followers immediately after the apostles.
A missionary deals with all the important people of the community, but he is never really one of them.
Lord of myself, accountable to none, but to my conscience, and my God alone.
The disciple is rich not in possessions, but in personal identity.
It is the man who is the missionary, it is not his words. His character is his message.
The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith.
This is the ministry and its work
not to drill hearts and minds and consciences into right forms of thought and mental postures, but to guide to the living God who speaks.
The apostles were moved, not so much by an intellectual apprehension, as by a spiritual illumination. They met men, and the need of those men whom they met cried aloud to them.
The true preacher can be known by this, that he deals out to the people his life,
life passed through the fire of thought.