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1Corinthians 11:1<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So, fellow busy believer, how might we get started with this kind of disciple-making? Let me share two next steps I\u2019ve learned from others farther along.<\/p>\n
You can begin by taking a careful look at your life and asking where you can say with integrity, \u201cBe imitators of me, as I am of Christ\u201d (1 Corinthians 11:1<\/a>). As you consider all that Jesus commanded, in what areas has God granted you a particular measure of maturity \u2014 in habits of grace, or husbanding, or evangelism, or workplace diligence? Alternatively, as you consider others in your church or small group, can you discern any specific discipleship needs you might be able to meet? Even if you\u2019re a newer believer and wouldn\u2019t consider yourself mature overall, might you be\u00a0more<\/em>\u00a0mature in an area where someone else needs help?<\/p>\n
Then you might develop a basic proposal for what the discipling relationship could look like. Prayerfully consider what would fit within the limits of your life right now. What would stretch you without breaking you? What would push you to depend on God but not press you beyond measure? Instead of proposing something indefinite (in duration) and undefined (in topic), consider getting specific:<\/p>\n
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- \u201cLet\u2019s practice praying God\u2019s word together on Monday mornings for the next three months.\u201d<\/li>\n
- \u201cLet\u2019s study these passages about eating and body image, meeting every other week over the summer.\u201d<\/li>\n
- \u201cLet\u2019s have your family over for dinner on Saturday nights this semester so you can see how we practice hospitality.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In other words, in a limited but sacrificial way, take some Christlike treasure God has given you, and share what you have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1Corinthians 11:1\u00a0\u00a0Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. So, fellow busy believer, how might we get started with this kind of disciple-making? Let me share two next steps I\u2019ve learned from others farther along. You can begin by taking a careful look at your life and asking where you can say … Continue reading “64.i. 1Corinthians 11:1\u00a0“<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195740,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195737\/revisions\/195740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}