Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Your Father’s House

John 2:16–17: And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Unacceptable Business

John 2:13–15: Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Jesus Saves the Best for Last

John 2:9–12: When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Fill the Waterpots

John 2:6–8: Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Do Whatever He Says

John 2:1–5: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

The Temptation to Take Shortcuts

Luke 4:9–13: hen he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ and, ‘In their …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

The Temptation for Recognition

Book Luke 4:5–8: Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

Filled, Yet Tempted

Luke 4:1–4: Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. And the devil …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

The Presence of God

Matthew 3:16–17: When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, …

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Discipleship Living: To Become like Him
To Become Like Him

It is Fitting

Matthew 3:13–15: Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, …

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