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What we think is of worth and importance usually is not. We seek wealth and power; He seeks reconcilement and relationship. This parable also portrays God as sovereign, gracious, and concerned with humanity. It shows the contrast between the people society throws away as being first, and what the world considers first as really being last because their true colors come out as they complain and blame.

http://www.discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&view=post&articleid=37126&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

Means knowing who we are in Christ.

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We are called to be understanding and patient! As "older" or more "mature" Christians we should gladly accept people who are "weaker" in faith.

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Here are some thoughts for your consideration; the key is to remember what God calls us to do. Our work is not to define us! Even though this may be the first question we ask someone new to us, or is asked of us, our work is what we do, not who we are! Work is not our identity or our worth!

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Means to pay attention and close our mouths.

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To enter the Kingdom of Heaven requires the kind of trust and faith in Christ that a child has that they will be cared for. It also means to be dependent on God and not on self. Children cannot achieve or pay for their own way just as we cannot do so for our place in heaven.

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If you have spent any time in the workplace, you will have observed many different kinds of attitudes, personalities, and ways of approaching the job there. We all have different personalities, habits, desires, experiences, and expectations, all converging and conflicting, and the water cooler area becomes a gathering place for hearing the latest gossip, a hotbed of conflict and chaos. Somehow, in the midst of all this, we, as Christians, are called to distinction.

http://www.discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&view=post&articleid=37124&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

Advocates God's Word to others.

http://www.discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&view=post&articleid=36981&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

How can I develop quality time with our Lord so I can become a deeper and more mature Christian?

Here are nine thoughts to get you pointed in the right direction:

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So, how do I recruit disciplers? The best way to catch new people into your Bible Study is for you and your members to invite their friends. Advertising creates awareness, personal invitation creates participation!