Explain how this teaching on discipleship could affect the life of a Christian today?

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Kevin Mc Garvey

Explain how this teaching on discipleship could affect the life of a Christian today?

The teaching of Jesus will affect lives today if we are open to his word in scripture.  If we open to what God is saying to us through prayer, and if we allow ourselves to be influenced by the good example of others.

        So many of the teachings of Jesus do affect our lives today.  I am now going to talk about some examples in Mark 8:34 ‘Anyone who wants to come after me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’.  

        Disciples or discipleship comes at a cost, they must deny themselves and say no to themselves, must be prepared to put others before themselves.  Must be able to make the hard decisions in life between right and wrong like following the crowd or doing what Christ’s asks.  Jesus also says here we are called to take up our cross.

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        The true disciple is also here to take there cross; this involves making sacrifices in our lives.  There are many sacrifices in family lives for example, parent(s) who endlessly care a sick child, or goes without luxuries in our there lives to provide and care for there children.          Giving their time and patience towards elderly relations is also making a sacrifice for the person.  The life of a true disciple will be marked by self-denial, generosity, and endless charity.  

        On another occasion Jesus said, whoever wants to be great must be servant of all.  

        Christians are called to ...

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