As always, you boys on the East coast get it wrong all the time. You don’t know what good steak, tex-mex, or BBQ is. BTW, good BBQ is not a roast beef sandwich from ARBY’s with some sauce on it.

:-D

Or, better yet, take him to Taco Bell for Tex Mex.

:)

Blessings,
Tim

Take Brother Robin by Golden Corral and buy him an authentic Texas Steak. :)

Blessings,
Tim

Thanks for the invite. Lunch on you, your on! I did email you back.

Looking forward to seeing you Sunday evening.

God Bless

Here’s what I wrote out in my journal using Haddon Robinson’s subject/complement method of finding the “Big Idea.”

The subject: What is the difference between someone following in the crowd and someone following Jesus?

The Complement: The Christ follower bears a cross because she has by renouncing all he has.

Big Idea: Christ followers stand out in the crowd because of what they don’t have.

I’m still massaging the idea, but am intrigued with the rest of the faith community. I have noticed a disturbing trend of discontent among ministers as to the discipleship of our church members. There’s a slight flu like feeling that somethings missing.

Robin, are you going to be at SWBTS doing DMIN this week? I would love to buy you lunch.

I really like when you said, “I mean to love Jesus so much that we obey Him. I mean to get to know Jesus deeper and better every day.”

The reason I like that line so much, is that the love of Jesus has come to me from the Father who has shown mercy on this vessel of wrath…..and obedience flows from Him.

Alan,

You are spot on with materialism and consumerism in America. I am just as guilty and conveniently blind as anyone else in this country when it comes to stuff. Even though I don’t worship stuff (in other words, I like stuff less now than I did last year, and the year before and the year before, in other words), it is a huge distraction none the less. There is no doubt that a Christian man or woman can be wealthy, both spiritually and physically, yet how one handles the wealth is important to spiritual growth on both accounts. America is a place of great need for evangelism and church planting, and we should use our wealth (both types) to preach and teach the gospel like never before in the communities where we live.

Thanks for the comments,
Blessings,
Chris

I mean to act like Him, think like Him, and feel like Him. I mean to love Jesus so much that we obey Him. I mean to get to know Jesus deeper and better every day. I mean to learn to reflect the Lord Jesus in our lives, and to be filled with the Holy Spirit so that the fruit of the Spirit can shine forth from us.

David

I’ve just been thinking a lot about that lately. I’d be interested to know what others think.

As with all my posts on this series, this was not meant to be treated with some finality. To add to what I have already said, after looking at the word “matheteuo” (making disciples) I found that it actually has a deeper meaning of not just learning from a teacher, but to become attached to your teacher as a follower in doctrine and conduct of life.

Yes, we are to be followers of Jesus, but how does something like this play out in a 21st century context around the parameters of attachment, learning and conduct?