Isaiah 52:7
Jesus led His disciples up five very important
mountains as He taught them. While there
was nothing special about these mountains in themselves, there is a need to
learn the lessons that the disciples learned as they faced these mountains with
Christ.
I. The Mount of
the Beatitudes - Matthew 5-7
The Definition of Discipleship
Too many have built their Christian
lives on an interpretation of Christianity not given by Christ, but
created in the minds of men.
The disciplines of Christianity are prayer
and meditation resulting in a transformation.
II. The Mount of Transfiguration
- Luke 9:28-36
The Experiences of Discipleship
Experience is not the end of
faith, but it is not opposed to faith either.
The greatest evidence of a valid spiritual
encounter is not the experience we have, but the change that it
brings.
When you are awestruck, you
are silent, for there are no words to express what you see.
III. The Mount of Olives
(Gethsemane) - Luke 22:39-46
The Selflessness of Discipleship
Understanding and experience both
need the "garden" to determine their ultimate value.
IV. The Mount of Calvary
- Luke 23:33
The Cost of
Discipleship
What God ordains for us, He
accomplishes through us.
If all you know of Christianity is
blessing without burden and reward without responsibility, then
you may have missed Mount Calvary.
V. The Mount of Ascension
- Luke 24:44-53
The Task of
Discipleship
A Christian IS a witness; for Christian
living is witnessing as defined by Christ.
