{"product_id":"discipleship-begins-with-beholding-paperback","title":"Discipleship Begins with Beholding - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Whitefield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat do you behold? Whatever it is, you will be shaped into that image.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscipleship is the primary task Jesus gave the church in this age, so every believer must answer two questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAm I making disciples? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAm I discipling people and being discipled according to the biblical paradigm? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscipleship is often reduced to acquiring new information, embracing certain disciplines, or adopting certain behaviors, but this is not the heart of discipleship. You can know information, live a disciplined life, and behave properly yet not be discipled. At its foundation, discipleship is a process that produces transformation as a people corporately behold the beauty of God in the person of Jesus. If discipleship begins in any other place, it may accomplish some valuable things, but it has lost sight of its biblical framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe have taught people how to behave, but have we taught them how to behold?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf people embrace certain rhythms and engage in certain disciplines but are not fascinated by the beauty of God, then they are not discipled. Accordingly, we must lead people to behold God and be transformed into His image. God is not looking for a people who behave like Him. He is looking for a people who become like Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDiscipleship Begins with Beholding\u003c\/em\u003e discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy biblical discipleship is centered on corporately beholding the beauty of God in the person of Jesus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy beholding has always been central to God's purposes for His people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow corporate beholding is foundational to the way God relates to His people beginning in the Garden of Eden and continuing through the Exodus, the Tabernacle of David, and the New Testament church.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow God plans to accomplish His purposes through a people who behold Him and become like Him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to behold the beauty of God on your own and together with others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy simple disciplines like singing are far more powerful than we realize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe great need of our time is a people who are beholding the beauty of God by the Spirit and are satisfied in Him.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735365062719,"sku":"9781735345444","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/abb01d88c43009853b2d90b50f98f62e.webp?v=1765143193","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/discipleship-begins-with-beholding-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}