Christ's love is at the center of it all. Its the beginning the genesis of my life, my faith, my ministry.
2 Corinthians 5 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
As I have been studying 1 Timothy in my own discipleship with Jonathan and as I have started going through 1 Timothy 4 in Discipleship with students I was really moved by the centrality of the gospel in that chapter which is a kind of summary of the call on Timothy in ministry:
Its this beautiful outline of
others - doctrine and life
share/teach
train for godliness in Timothy's life.
Gospel hope
godliness - set the example
share and teach others
others doctrine and life.
At the center is the gospel hope we have in Jesus the motivation and drive and heartbeat:
1 timothy 4: 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
Out of that is first our response and our labor to train for godliness in our own lives. Out of that comes an example we set for others and then we teach and call others to this gospel life and the response of training in godliness.
My heart's desire is to be this kind of disciple and get to help others in this journey by discipling them from non christian or young christian to take step by step in faith and obedience to Jesus. So regardless of my situation, my career, or the circumstances of interVarsity I want to eagerly pursue this discipleship centered around the word of God and responding to the Word of God and letting Him change our lives from the inside out.
God help me to do that and know how to do that well! Do your work in me and through me!
Amen
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