Daily Essentials | Craig Curtis
Are you Christian-ish or are you a Disciple?
Mark 1:16-18 NIV
16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.
John 14:16-19 NIV
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
John 14:25-27 NIV
25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Ways to Practice BEING with Jesus:
I. Practice BEING vs. DOING.
Luke 10:38-40 NIV
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
Luke 10:41-42 NIV
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Psalm 46:10a NIV
10 Be still and know that I am God.
Ways to Practice BEING with Jesus:
I. Practice BEING vs. DOING.
II. Practice living a “with-God” life.
John 14:16-18 NIV
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Psalm 16:8 NIV
8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Colossians 3:2 NIV
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 NIV
17 pray continually.
“The first and the most basic thing we have to do is to keep God in the presence of our minds.” - Dallas Willard
The more you learn to see God looking at you in LOVE, the more you learn to let God LOVE you into the person you can become.
John 15:4-5 NIV
4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
Ways to Practice BEING with Jesus:
I. Practice BEING vs. DOING.
II. Practice living a “with-God” life.
III. Practice arranging our lives to His life.
John 14:27 NIV
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Practices of Jesus:
- Jesus was unhurried.
- Jesus took long naps on boats.
- Jesus took a day to rest and to be with God.
- Jesus was in church.
- Jesus was in community.
- Jesus was with sinners.
- Jesus was kind, loving, and merciful.
- Jesus was with unpopular friends.
- Jesus started His day in prayer.
Mark 1:35 NIV
35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Keep showing up.
Retreat and return.
