Last Sunday was the 32nd anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s death. Schaeffer was an amazing intellectual and apologist. He was also one who devoted his life to disciple others. Our very own Pastor John Samuel Barnett actually studied under Schaeffer at L’Abri. Today, he discusses his time with the man.

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(2014JUN01 – Q&A-67)

We’ve now looked at all seven parts of discipleship. Continuing with examples of what to go over, Pastor John Samuel Barnett will go over examples used by the Creator of the discipleship system – Jesus Christ. Today, we learn from Christ what He discipled people on about salvation.

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(From 2015JAN18 – FTF-16 – The Habit Of Prayer – Connecting With God)

In his amazing book, “As Iron Sharpens Iron”, Howard Hendricks builds the case for desiring to be a mentor and to be mentored to. Hendricks writes that he is well aware of how awkward this request can be and how unsure someone can be in wanting to ask another person to mentor/be mentored to. In his book, he gives a plethora of examples on how to ask, what to ask, what to go over, what meeting will be like. The purpose is to “soften the blow” but the purpose is to remove excuses on this important need.

The final two habits of discipleship from Pastor John Samuel Barnett come from the second part of a famous verse every Christian should have memorized. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” That is an amazing truth that we should all respond to and embrace and praise God for.

However, in verse 10, we see the reason for that gift, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

Parts four and five of Pastor John Samuel Barnett‘s discipleship habits is teaching others to be connected and Spirit-filled.

Being a Christian isn’t some brute fact like 2+2=4. We aren’t just to say, “Yep, I believe in God. Now to go about my business.” No, we are to completely renewed and changed by that belief. That’s why John the Baptist and Jesus call people to respond to God with the call to “Repent!”. That repentance is a call to completely change our entire being to a new way of thinking and living – one that is entirely focused on God and His Will.

Everyone is looking for purpose. What is the purpose of life? What is my calling in life? Should I do A or B? God’s Word has the answers!

Continuing on looking at committing and and concentrating our entire lives to God, Pastor John Samuel Barnett expounds on Romans 12:2 for the call to renew our minds. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”