WHAT IS A DISCIPLE?

1. BIBLE TELLS US OF THREE IDENTIFYING
   CHARACTERISTICS
   A. JN. 8:31 IF YOU CONTINUE IN MY WORD, THEN
      ARE YOU MY DISCIPLES
      1. OBEYING JESUS WORDS
      2. FIRST CHARACTERISTICS IS OBEDIENCE
   B. JN 13:34 BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT
      YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES IF YOU HAVE LOVE ONE
      FOR ANOTHER.
   C. JN 15:8 HEREIN IS MY FATHER GLORIFIED
      THAT YOU BEAR MUCH FRUIT. SO SHALL YOU BE
      MY DISCIPLES INDEED.
      1. GAL 5:22-23 BUT THE FRUIT OF THE
         SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONG-
         SUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS,
         FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERENCE, AGAINST
         SUCH THERE IS NO LAW.
2. SO THE THREE IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF
   A DISCIPLE ARE: FRUIT'S OF THE SPIRIT
3. NOW WHAT IS A DISCIPLE?
   A. AGAIN JESUS ANSWERS THAT FOR US
   B. LU 9:23 IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME,
      LET HIM DENY HIMSELF, TAKE UP HIS CROSS,
      DAILY, AND FOLLOW ME
   C. FOUR BASIC REQUIREMENTS.
      1. IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME-
         SALVATION
      2. DENY SELF, TAKE UP CROSS AND FOLLOW ME
   D. DENY SELF
      1. JESUS SAID IN MT. 22:37-39
         A. PUT JESUS ON THE THORNE OF YOUR
            LIFE
            1. DETHRONE SELF
            2. DETHRONE SATAN
            3. SURRENDER RIGHTS. WITH JESUS
               SAFE
            4. TO DENY SELF IS TO OBEY
            5. OBEDIENCE
   E. SECOND REQUIREMENT-TAKE UP YOUR CROSS,
      DAILY
      1. JESUS SAID THE SECOND GREAT
         COMMANDMENT WAS LIKE UNTO THE FIRST,
         YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
         YOURSELF
      2. WE SPOKE OF LOVE AS ONE OF THE
         CHARACTERISTICS OF A DISCIPLE
      3. LOVE IS TAKING UP YOUR CROSS
         A. THE WORD HERE FOR LOVE, DOESN'T
            MEAN EXACTLY THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND
            LOVE TODAY
         B. BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF LOVE IS
            EXPRESSED IN THE STORY OF THE GOOD
            SAMARITIAN
         C. COMPASSION AND MERCY ARE RESULTS OF
            LOVE-
            1. BY PRODUCTS OF LOVE
         D. LOVE IS EXPRESSED IN ACTION
      4. TAKING UP ONES CROSS SUGGEST WORK
         A. IT EANS TAKING THIS LOVE GOSPEL TO
            ALL THE WORLD
            1. FOR JESUS SAID: BY THIS LOVE ALL
            MEN SHALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY
            DISCIPLES
    F. THIRD REQUIREMENT-FOLLOW ME
       1. DOCTOR'S WALK
       2. EMULATE HIS WALK-MANNERISMS
       3. WE BECOME LIKE THE ONE WE FOLLOW
       4. TO FOLLOW JESUS MEANS:
          A. WE WALK LIKE JESUS
          B. WE TALK LIKE JESUS
          C. WE OBEY LIKE JESUS
          D. WE LOVE LIKE JESUS
          E. WE BEAR FRUIT LIKE JESUS