The Names of Those Who Have Received Jesus Christ10 [Acts 11 : 26] / Ephphatha Church Discipleship Training (Basic Course)

 

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The Names of Those

Who Have Received

Jesus Christ10

[Acts 11 : 26]

 

 

/ Ephphatha Church

Discipleship Training

(Basic Course) 

 

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla

 

 

Theme:

The names of those who

have received Jesus.

 

 

Scripture

[Acts 11 : 26]

 

 

The Scriptures give

three major meanings

to those who have

received God

and Jesus.

 

 

Now, we are  going to

find out these things.

 

 

1. What are the people

who believe in God

and receive Jesus

Christ called?

 

 

Here are some things

the Scriptures grants

to those who have

received Jesus Christ.

 

 

1) Those who have

received Jesus are

called Christians.  

(Acts 11 : 26) 

 

 

The name Christian

is the one called by

non-believers

 

 

when the apostles

set up Paul and Banana

as apostles of the

Gentiles and sent

them to Antioch.

 

 

2)To those who have

received Jesus

and believed

in his name,

 

 

he gave the right

to become Children

  of God,

 

 

that is, we are children

born not of natural

descent, nor of human

decision or a husband's

will, but born of God.

(John : 1-12,13)

 

 

3) We are called Saints. 

 

 

All who receive Jesus

and call on the name

of Jesus in Jesus Christ,

 

 

that is, children who

are sanctified,

are called “saints”.

 (1 Corin 1 : 2)

 

 

4) We are no longer

foreigners and aliens,

but fellow citizens

with God's people

 

 

and members of

God's household.

(Eph 2 : 19)

 

 

2. What, then, is

important for

 Christians now?

 

 

Jesus is gentle and

humble in heart. 

 

 

Therefore,

We Christians will be

willing to follow Jesus,

 

 

and we must practice

what he taught us,

that is, the following

six things.

 

 

1) If we take the yoke

on us that Jesus

gave us

 

 

and learn from the Lord,

we will find rest. 

(Matt 11 : 29)

 

 

In other words,

if we take the

  yoke of Jesus

on us

 

 

and live according to

what Jesus taught,

we will find rest

 in our lives.

 

 

(Ex : 1)

'Mother cow

and her calf'

 

 

When the mother cow

and her calf are

  plowing the field,

 

 

both of them are carrying

the T-shaped yoke

on their shoulders

and they are plowing

the field.

 

 

 

The young calf is also

next to the mother cow,

 

 

and they are feeling easy

and have brought about a

  bond between the both.

 

 

The young calf is wearing

a yoke on his shoulder,

being happy and excited.

 

 

 

That's because

he thinks he is plowing

the field himself without

knowing at all

 

 

that actually

the mother cow is

carrying all the

 burdens.

 

 

In this way,

please remember that

Jesus has become

 

 

the Lamb carrying

the burdens of

the world

 

 

and bearing the

burdens of all our lives.

 

 

We too know

the words of Jesus,

who said,

 

 

“Leave all your heavy

burdens with me,”

in our life of faith.

 

 

But, how many times

have we considered

ourselves as owners

 

 

and tried to take our

own burdens of life

with all our strength?

 

 

2) Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,

the author and perfecter

of our faith.

(Heb 12 : 2-3)

 

 

We, who were sinners,

rebelled against God's will,

but the Lord was willing

to obey the way of the cross

 

 

so that we might

not be tired and

discouraged.

 

 

Looking at the

 eternal world,

 

 

the Lord silently endured

the suffering of the cross,

and finally fulfilled

the will of God.

 

 

Therefore, now

he has been given

the authority to sit down

at the right hand

of the throne of God.

 

 

3) If we serve Jesus,

we must follow him

and practice it,

as he want.

(John 12 : 26) 

 

 

If we serve the Lord,

God will also value ​​us, too.

 

 

So, let's keep

in mind that

 

 

"The owner of our lives

is Jesus, not us.”

 

 

Therefore, we must not

usurp Jesus' authority.

 

 

Don't forget that the

owner is Jesus Christ,

not us!

 

 

"Therefore,

I urge you, brothers,

in view of God's mercy,

to offer your bodies

as living sacrifices,

 

 

holy and

pleasing to God--

this is your spiritual

act of worship.

 

 

Do not conform

any longer to the

pattern of this world,

 

 

but be transformed

by the renewing

of your mind.

 

 

Then you will be able

to test and approve

what God's will is-

 

 

-his good, pleasing

and perfect will.

 

 

For by the grace

given me I say to

every one of you:

 

 

Do not think of yourself

more highly than

you ought, but

 

 

rather think of yourself

with sober judgment,

in accordance

 

 

with the measure

of faith God has

given you."

(Rom 12 : 1-3)

 

 

4) Jesus Himself came

to this earth and set

an example of faith

and behavior

 

 

so that we,

as Christians,

can follow him

and practice this. 

(John 13 : 15)

 

 

5) Please live according to

our expectations

and hopes, so that

 

 

Christ may be honored

through us with

complete boldness.

(Phil 1 : 20)

 

 

We must live

  with boldness,

and whether

 we live or die,

 

 

we must live in honor

of Christ alone. 

 

 

At this time,

we must not intercept

or usurp the glory

of the Lord.

 

 

6) Please live a life

that relies only on

the Lord as our

fathers of faith

 

 

trusted the Lord

and were delivered. 

(Psalms 22 : 4)

 

 

If we have

received the Lord,

we must live a Jesus

- centered life.

 

 

That's because

the Lord has become

our owners.

(Gal 2 : 20)

 

 

Therefore,

how should we,

as Christians who follow

Jesus Christ, behave? 

 

 

Yes! 

No matter what

situations we are

  faced with,

 

 

we must always think,

"What would Jesus do?"

 

 

And we will have

to behave carefully,

thinking first of

God's will, not our will.

 

 

This is a blessing to us

and the secret to our

victorious lives.

 

 

3. Jesus is the living one

and is with us all the time

 

 

Our Lord is with

His people,

us Christians. 

 

 

Jesus is the Lord

who is the living one

and is at work even

right now.

 

 

The Lord is the First

and the Last,

 

 

and he holds the keys

of death and Hades.

(Rev 1 : 17-18) 

 

 

Therefore, those

who call him the Lord

in the name of Jesus

 

 

and come to him

with strength will

definitely be saved.

(Heb 7 : 25) 

 

 

The Lord is with us

and our lives are under

His control the same

to the very end of the age.

(Heb 13 : 8)

 

 

The Lord promises

His people two things.

 

 

1) He tells us to obey

everything that

the Lord has

commanded us. 

(Matt 28 : 20) 

 

 

And he promises us

that surely he is with us

always, to the very

end of the age.

 

 

2) He promises us

where two or three

come together in his name,

there is he with us.

(Matt 18 : 20)

 

 

Here is an example

in the Scriptures. 

 

 

(Ex : 2)

 

 

'The church in Antioch'

 

 

 

Some of them,

however, men from

Cyprus and Cyrene,

went to Antioch

 

 

and began to speak

to Greeks also, telling

them the good news

about the lord Jesus.

 

 

The Lord's hand

was with them,

 

 

and a great number

of people belived and

turned to the Lord,

 

 

and then the disciples

were called christians

first at Antioch.

(Acts 11 : 20-21) 

 

 

Those who have

the commands of Jesus

and obeys them,

 

 

they are the ones

who love the Lord.

 

 

Those who  love Him

will be loved by God,

 

 

and Jesus too will

love them and show

Himself to them.

(John 14: 21, 23) 

 

 

Everyone who does

evil hates the light,

 

 

and will not come

into the light for fear

that his deeds will be

exposed.

(John 3 : 20)

 

 

Therefore, we must hear

the voice of the Lord

 

 

and open the door to

become a Christian

who communicates

with the Lord. 

(John 3 : 20)

 

 

Those who are open

and awake to the Lord... 

 

 

Like ten virgins who

prepare oil and wait

to meet Jesus,

 

 

the bridegroom

who will come, we must

hear the voice of the Lord

 

 

and be the ones who

open the door of our hearts.

 

 

It is the important

mission of Christians

to share in the Lord's

work of salvation.

 

 

 

Therefore, we must

correct our attitude

of faith

 

 

so as not to defile

the name of the Lord

and the name given to us,

 

 

and live with more

responsibility and

seriousness. 

 

 

In other words,

Jesus is our Lord

and we must live a

 Jesus-centered life. 

 

 

(Ex : 3)

 

 

 King Solomon has

emphasized in

Ecclesiastes.

 

 

'Fear God and keep

his commandments,

for this is the whole

duty of man'.

(Ecclesiastes 12 : 13)

 

 

So let's

depend on Him! 

 

 

Let's look to Him!   

Let's follow Him!

Let's exalt His name!

 

 

The Lord will walk

with those who are

like this all the time.

 

 

 

_______________

 

 

 

4. Summary 

 

 

  1) What do you call

those who have

  received Jesus?

 

 

(1) Christians

 (2) Saints

 (3) God's children

 (4) Heavenly citizen

 (5) God's family

 

 

2) What are the important

things to Christians?

 

 

(1) Learning from Jesus.

 (2) Not to be discouraged.

  (3) Serving Jesus.

 

 

(4) Following the Lord.

  (5) The life in which

Jesus is valued

through me

 

  (6)The life of relying

on only Jesus

 

 

3) What should be

filled with us Christians?

 

-We should live

full of Jesus Christ.  

 

 

4) What are the promises

of the Lord to us

Christians?

 

 

 (1) He promises to pray

   for us all the time.

 

 

 (2) He promises to be

with us. (to walk with us) 

 

 

 (3) He promises to be

at work in us.

(Abilities, gifts,

petition for us.)

 

 

5) Who is Jesus

  working with?

 

 

 (1) Those who preach

the Gospel about

 Jesus.  

 

 

 (2) Those who keep

the word of the Lord.

 (Obedience)

 

 

 (3) Those who have

the Lord in their hearts

  (Being used by God.)

 

 

6) The life centered

on Jesus Christ.

 

 

-The life of gratitude.

-The life of acknowledging

Jesus as our Savior.

 

 

 (1) I leave my life with Him.

(Jesus is our Lord)

 

 

 (2) The life of loving

only the Lord. 

 

 

 (3) The life of obeying

the word of the Lord.

 

 

 (4) The life that fulfills

the will of the Lord. 

(Birth of mission)

 

 

 

 

2021/01/17

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla