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EL SHADDAI
Wednesday Prayer Meeting
BY BRO JIMMY CRUZ
7 NOVEMBER 2012
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DWXI PRAYER PARTNERS FOUNDATION
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Luke 14:25-35
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LUKE 14: 25- 35
25 Great crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and addressed them,26 "If any one comes to me without hating his father 7 and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?
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LUKE 14: 25- 35
29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him
30 and say, 'This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.'
31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
32 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
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33 In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good, but if salt itself loses its taste, with what can its flavor be restored?
35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
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LUKE 14: 25- 35
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THE 7 ESSENTIALS
OF BEING A DISCIPLE
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ESSENTIAL No.1
GET OUT FROM OUR COMFORT
ZONE and WALK with JESUS
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LUKE 14:25
25 Great crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and addressed them,
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE RELATIONSHIP
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Matthew 10:39If you cling to your life,
you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will
find it.
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GET OUT FROM OUR ATTACHMENT
ESSENTIAL No.2
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LUKE 14:26
26 "If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
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It does not mean to ignore our family or our responsibilities in
life.
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE LOVE
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If your wife and children are trying to turn you away from Christ, detest their ways and instead follow His Way. You don't have to abandon them, just abandon their ways.
But if they love God as much as you do, then there is no need to abandon their ways, but rather you should embrace their ways.
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GET OUT FROM OUR FEAR
FACTOR
ESSENTIAL No.3
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LUKE 14:27
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE COURAGE
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GET OUT FROM OUR UN-PREPAREDNESS and LACK OF
VISION
ESSENTIAL No. 4
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MARK 14:28-30
28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?
29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him
30 and say, 'This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.'
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE DREAMS
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GET OUT FROM OUR LACK OF COMMITMENT
ESSENTIAL No. 5
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LUKE 14:31-32
31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?
32 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE BIAS IN ACTION
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Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord
and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as
your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
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GET OUT FROM OUR CONFLICTING SELF DECLARED
IDENTITY
ESSENTIAL No. 6
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LUKE 14:33
33 In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE FAITH WORDS
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EPHESIANS 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, that it may
give grace to those who hear.
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GET OUT FROM OUR
OWN HUMAN
STRENGTH
ESSENTIAL No. 7
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LUKE 14:34-35
34 Salt is good, but if salt itself loses its taste, with what can its flavor be restored?
35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
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To be a Disciple it is essential to
HAVE POWER
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