SELF SACRIFICE MADE BY DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST
SERVE DON'T BE SERVED
Matthew 10:24-26
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a bond-servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the bond-servant like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul (Satan), how much more will they speak evil of the members of his household. “So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed at the judgment, or kept secret that will not be made known at the judgment.
Matthew 20:24-28
And when the [other] ten heard this, they were resentful and angry with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles have absolute power and Lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them [tyrannizing them]. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your willing and humble slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin.”
SUFFERING AND SACRIFICE
Matthew 10:16-18
Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves, have no self-serving agenda. Beware of men whose nature is to act in opposition to God, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
Matthew 10:21-22
Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up and rebel against their parents and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by everyone because of your association with My name, but it is the one who has patiently persevered and endured to the end who will be saved.
Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one city because of your faith in Me, flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:37-38
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross, expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come and follow Me, believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me as My disciple, he must deny himself set aside selfish interests, and take up his cross expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come and follow Me believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me.
FOLLOWING JESUS
Matthew 8:18-20
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to cast off for the other side of the Sea of Galilee . Then [on His way to board the boat] a scribe came and said to Him, “Master, I will accompany You as Your student wherever You go.” Jesus replied to him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Matthew 8:21-22
Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father (collect my inheritance).” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me believing in Me as Master and Teacher, and allow the spiritually dead to bury their own dead.
STRENGTH FROM THE LORD
Matthew 10:19-20
But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you within that very hour; for it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered, for the Father is sovereign and has complete knowledge. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
THE REWARD
Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds his life in this world will eventually lose it through death, and whoever loses his life in this world for My sake will find it that is, life with Me for all eternity.
Matthew 10:40-42
He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous honorable man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones these who are humble in rank or influence even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
Matthew 19:27-28
Then Peter answered Him, saying, “Look, we have given up everything and followed You, becoming Your disciples and accepting You as Teacher and Lord; what then will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, in the renewal that is, the Messianic restoration and regeneration of all things when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me, becoming My disciples will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
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