Comments on: A Discipling Relationship http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/uncategorized/a-discipling-relationship/ Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: William Hall http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/uncategorized/a-discipling-relationship/#comment-44 William Hall Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:39:03 +0000 http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/?p=225#comment-44 The last 2 sentences in this article are the key. We as youth leaders must remember that not everyone is going to like us. Jesus was perfect, but look at how many people didn't like him and persecuted Him. Yet I think they were all challenged by His teaching and His lifestyle. There is no possible way we can get everyone to like us. In fact, the more we point people to God, the more people turn against us. I once worked for a pastor who just wanted me to be "cool." I acknowledge that I am not the coolest ice cube in the tray. But the important thing to me was being genuine and pointing youth to Christ. Do not try to be anyone other than yourself - youth see right through that. Let Christ flow through who you are, and don't worry who likes you or doesn't. The last 2 sentences in this article are the key. We as youth leaders must remember that not everyone is going to like us. Jesus was perfect, but look at how many people didn’t like him and persecuted Him. Yet I think they were all challenged by His teaching and His lifestyle. There is no possible way we can get everyone to like us. In fact, the more we point people to God, the more people turn against us.

I once worked for a pastor who just wanted me to be “cool.” I acknowledge that I am not the coolest ice cube in the tray. But the important thing to me was being genuine and pointing youth to Christ. Do not try to be anyone other than yourself – youth see right through that. Let Christ flow through who you are, and don’t worry who likes you or doesn’t.

]]> By: Roger Glidewell http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/uncategorized/a-discipling-relationship/#comment-43 Roger Glidewell Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:13:56 +0000 http://www.smallyouthgroup.com/?p=225#comment-43 Paul, Amen to your thoughts on discipleship! This is really sound stuff. I hope your readership grows! Paul,
Amen to your thoughts on discipleship! This is really sound stuff. I hope your readership grows!

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