In our Christian life we talk a lot about discipleship. It is one of our four priorities at ANCC. We have defined this as: Discipleship: Teaching and equipping people to become more like Jesus. Different seasons in our lives bring different postures in discipleship. Sometimes we seem to live in periods of accelerated spiritual progress, sometimes we will face opposition, but each season brings a different posture. Today, we will mention four biblical word pictures for these. They’re helpful in our understanding of knowing where are spiritually, but also understanding that discipleship is not a just a matter of head knowledge, but of a relationships with Jesus. Sometimes We Sit : Sitting is symbolic of resting. I often will sit during my quiet time and just wait on God. It has the implication of setting time aside and just resting. Isaiah 40: But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be wea
Acts 8: 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” 30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of hi