Walk the Walk by Dr. Timothy Gray
Jn 8:31
You are My disciple if you abide in My Word.
The truth shall set you free.
Jesus' Name effects what it signifies always.
Jesus means Yahweh says.
Jesus' saving presence becomes real.
Call on the name of JC.
Evokes the presence it signifies
You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain.
Jewish tradition: You couldn't say Yahweh unless you're a priest.
Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered in My Name, there I Am.
Jesus means Jesus the Christ.
Christ means The Anointed One, a title, not a surname.
mission: to be the Messiah, King
The Anointed One was the King of Israel.
Jesus the Christ means Jesus the King.
Is Jesus King in your heart & life?
sovereign over you
77% of Americans identify themselves as Christians, 4 out of 5.
self-identify, not lived
Christianity as an idea is easy, but as a way of life & discipline is different.
It takes deeds to be a disciple.
Act on thoughts, beliefs.
rampant abortion, porn: pretense, phony
Match deeds with identity to be authentic and true.
Acts of the apostles: call Christians the way, a way of life
disciple of a rabbi: follow so closely, covered with dust
dry climate in Israel
Follow your rabbi wherever he goes, imitate his teachings, actions.
following His leading
Americans better to lead than to follow
To be a Christian is following Christ.
Lk 22:54
Peter followed at a distance.
1st duty of a disciple: to be with JC
Denial is always preceded by a distance.
Following at a distance is dangerous.
At Your Word, Lord, I will let down the net: huge catch
Peter: Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man.
afraid to be close to JC
Following JC will make demands from me: St. Augustine
God, give me chastity, but not yet, giving up the gf he had that was his concubine.
great challenge: Trusting that God's way is enough.
coming to know the love of God: deep, profound love, happiness & peace
Discipleship is a dangerous & risky business.
JC: Do not be afraid.
Our identity can't be locked in with our earthly identity.
son of God: can't be shaken to the core
unshaken kingdom: vision
Peter wept bitterly.
caught 153 fishes
JC made a charcoal fire.
JC gives 2nd chances.
forgiveness that changes us: sorrows for sin, not pride
Only love can re-fashion our hearts.
Knowledge w/o love is cold.
The only way to re-fashion iron is heat.
Late have I loved thee, O beauty...
Knowledge of JC is the mold.
We need learning of JC & love together: like body & soul.
easier to learn than do
put the 2 together
JC is a rabbi: Sermon on the Mount, parables, constantly teaching
disciple (Grk): a learner, sitting in JC's feet learning, abide with love
Jn 8:31
You are My disciple if you abide in My Word.
The truth shall set you free.
Jesus' Name effects what it signifies always.
Jesus means Yahweh says.
Jesus' saving presence becomes real.
Call on the name of JC.
Evokes the presence it signifies
You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain.
Jewish tradition: You couldn't say Yahweh unless you're a priest.
Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered in My Name, there I Am.
Jesus means Jesus the Christ.
Christ means The Anointed One, a title, not a surname.
mission: to be the Messiah, King
The Anointed One was the King of Israel.
Jesus the Christ means Jesus the King.
Is Jesus King in your heart & life?
sovereign over you
77% of Americans identify themselves as Christians, 4 out of 5.
self-identify, not lived
Christianity as an idea is easy, but as a way of life & discipline is different.
It takes deeds to be a disciple.
Act on thoughts, beliefs.
rampant abortion, porn: pretense, phony
Match deeds with identity to be authentic and true.
Acts of the apostles: call Christians the way, a way of life
disciple of a rabbi: follow so closely, covered with dust
dry climate in Israel
Follow your rabbi wherever he goes, imitate his teachings, actions.
following His leading
Americans better to lead than to follow
To be a Christian is following Christ.
Lk 22:54
Peter followed at a distance.
1st duty of a disciple: to be with JC
Denial is always preceded by a distance.
Following at a distance is dangerous.
At Your Word, Lord, I will let down the net: huge catch
Peter: Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man.
afraid to be close to JC
Following JC will make demands from me: St. Augustine
God, give me chastity, but not yet, giving up the gf he had that was his concubine.
great challenge: Trusting that God's way is enough.
coming to know the love of God: deep, profound love, happiness & peace
Discipleship is a dangerous & risky business.
JC: Do not be afraid.
Our identity can't be locked in with our earthly identity.
son of God: can't be shaken to the core
unshaken kingdom: vision
Peter wept bitterly.
caught 153 fishes
JC made a charcoal fire.
JC gives 2nd chances.
forgiveness that changes us: sorrows for sin, not pride
Only love can re-fashion our hearts.
Knowledge w/o love is cold.
The only way to re-fashion iron is heat.
Late have I loved thee, O beauty...
Knowledge of JC is the mold.
We need learning of JC & love together: like body & soul.
easier to learn than do
put the 2 together
JC is a rabbi: Sermon on the Mount, parables, constantly teaching
disciple (Grk): a learner, sitting in JC's feet learning, abide with love
Love makes the burden light.
Love is what will change disciples.
Love is the key to discipleship.
Love is what brings the disciples to JC.
JC is the Key.
Is 43:18-19
Remember not the former things, consider not the things of old.
Peter holds on to his past, makes him prisoner to his present, not open to God doing things for him.
New evangelization is what JC does.
He is the Actor.
We simply have to follow.
Your sins are forgiven.
hardness of heart. the failure to see God's action in our lives
Peter holds on to his past, makes him prisoner to his present, not open to God doing things for him.
New evangelization is what JC does.
He is the Actor.
We simply have to follow.
Your sins are forgiven.
hardness of heart. the failure to see God's action in our lives
The key to discipleship is obedience, faith, trust.
changed by falling in love with JC and trusting His Word
faith followed by obedience
The Call of Discipleship
some place in our lives not submitting to God's will: hard to trust
Where am I not being a true disciple?
Call to trust in JC.
Walk in newness of life.
Deeds will match identity.
Jer 23:29
His Word may smash the hardest of rocks.
On New Evangelization by Dr. Scott Hahn
2012: Theme of New Evangelization
themes: Eucharist-Bible-NE
The NE is not that new.
Year of Faith 2011, 50th anniv of Vatican II
Vatican I: evangelium used only once
Pope Paul VI
Evangelization: the Church's deepest identity, she exists to evangelize
Paschal mystery: the heart of the Gospel
1992: NE launched, 500th yr of founding of USA
Italy, Spain, France: populous Catholic countries before
Brazil, Mexico, US: now the most populous Catholic countries in the world
90s: the advent season of the NE
advent: 4 wks out of 52
not a short-term project, but a long-term commitment
NE: not just for clergy but for lay people, everybody
primary goal: re-evangelizing the de-Christianized people
evangelization of culture
recognize the culture of death
a culture of life: recognize the dignity of human life, sanctity of marriage
The Eucharist should be the source of NE.
Word & Sacrament are inseparable: mutual relationship
All evangelizers proclaim who JC is.
Catholic evangelizers proclaim the Eucharist.
4 spiritual laws:
1. God loves you
2. You sin.
3. JC died for your sins.
4. You must choose to believe.
How can Catholic evangelization be intensely Eucharistic?
Evangelization does not begin with personal relationship.
goal: a covenental relationship, commitment, takes time
what the Eucharist represents
changed by falling in love with JC and trusting His Word
faith followed by obedience
The Call of Discipleship
some place in our lives not submitting to God's will: hard to trust
Where am I not being a true disciple?
Call to trust in JC.
Walk in newness of life.
Deeds will match identity.
Jer 23:29
His Word may smash the hardest of rocks.
On New Evangelization by Dr. Scott Hahn
2012: Theme of New Evangelization
themes: Eucharist-Bible-NE
The NE is not that new.
Year of Faith 2011, 50th anniv of Vatican II
Vatican I: evangelium used only once
Pope Paul VI
Evangelization: the Church's deepest identity, she exists to evangelize
Paschal mystery: the heart of the Gospel
1992: NE launched, 500th yr of founding of USA
Italy, Spain, France: populous Catholic countries before
Brazil, Mexico, US: now the most populous Catholic countries in the world
90s: the advent season of the NE
advent: 4 wks out of 52
not a short-term project, but a long-term commitment
NE: not just for clergy but for lay people, everybody
primary goal: re-evangelizing the de-Christianized people
evangelization of culture
recognize the culture of death
a culture of life: recognize the dignity of human life, sanctity of marriage
The Eucharist should be the source of NE.
Word & Sacrament are inseparable: mutual relationship
All evangelizers proclaim who JC is.
Catholic evangelizers proclaim the Eucharist.
4 spiritual laws:
1. God loves you
2. You sin.
3. JC died for your sins.
4. You must choose to believe.
How can Catholic evangelization be intensely Eucharistic?
Evangelization does not begin with personal relationship.
goal: a covenental relationship, commitment, takes time
what the Eucharist represents
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