Milford Church of Christ

John 6:54ff

·         Eat Him – TROGOS – means to gnaw or slowly chew – savor.

·         Drink Him – Thayer says “figuratively, to receive into the soul what serves to refresh, strengthen, and nourish it unto life eternal” (John 7:37; 18:11; 1 Corinthians 10:21)

·         Not everyone believes and follows but Jesus is looking for those who will

·         The Disciple leans in close to Him, longs for Him, and is loyal to Him

LEARNING THE FACTS, GETTING USED TO THAT WAY, AND ENTERING THE EXPERIENCE (K. Allen)

·         Peter learned the facts including “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44)

·         The facts weren’t enough as he quickly resorted to the sword (John 18:10)

·         He got used to that way sleeping between his own enemies (Acts 12:5-7)

·         He entered the experience offering salvation to enemies of God (Acts 2:36-39; 10:25-11:18)

DISCIPLESHIP AND SELF DENIAL (H. Goins)

Mark 8:34-38

·         v. 33 says, “Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.” KJV

·         The road to heaven passes through Calvary with a cross

·         Luke 9:23 says this occurs daily “And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” ASV

·         Philippians 2:7 we should take upon ourselves a low reputation and be a bond servant

·         Philippians 3:7-8 shows us that we should “suffer loss”

TEACHING THEM TO OBEY (D. Chambers)

Matthew 28:19-20

·         “Go” implies making disciples outside of the church building

·         “make disciples” is a schooling process

·         Disciples are baptized not those ignorant of Jesus but don’t want to go to hell

·         We don’t teach them everything; we teach them to obey everything

·         The Family and the Family of God are involved in the same 2 things: Reproduction and Growth

·         Discipleship is not a program but a command - We are all ministers

PARENTING (D. Webb, D. Chambers)

Proverbs 22:16

·         1 Corinthians 4:15 “For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the gospel.” (cf. Philemon 1:10; 1 Timothy 1:2)