Title: 40 Days of Discipline: Day 4 – Review
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” 37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” 39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. (John 1:29-46, New International Version)
Theme: Discipleship
Today is dedicated to reviewing what we have learned over the past three days. As you perform your review, please consider catching up on any comments you may have missed.
Question:
What parts of the John 1 account of the call of the disciples strongly resonate with your discipleship journey?
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February 17, 2024 at 7:00 am
The faith of these disciples is incredible. John proclaimed who Jesus was, the disciples believed, told others about Jesus, and they all followed Him.
I became a Christian at a young age. I remember walking to the front of Hillview Baptist Church to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I also remember walking home from school and talking about being a Christian to the person I was walking with. The belief of who Jesus is, and then sharing the belief with others is the part of this passage that resonates with my discipleship journey.
I have “witnessed” to people throughout my Christian life. I have to admit, I haven’t in a while. It might be obvious to some people that I am a Christian based on things I do and things I say, but to actually proclaim Jesus and invite others to become a part of his family, I have not been active in that respect. My discipleship journey is not where it should be. I know it will be better throughout these 40 days and beyond.
February 17, 2024 at 8:05 am
What resonates with me is that my walk with Christ has had different types of invitations – as a child I saw a film about hell and in fear I listened to the push to accept Christ. As I grew I sought after Christ. A desire to know Him more. I anticipate as I continue on this discipleship journey there will be time when I seek and times when Jesus invites me into a deeper relationship. There will likely also be a few nudges from those stronger in the faith to keep me moving towards Christ.