Giving unto the Lord was carried out in the Old Testament almost close to the very origin of man. Cain and Abel knew instinctively that they should give to the Lord. They both did. Later on, Abraham met Melchizedek.

When a person has received from the Lord what the Lord wants him to do, he should not just rush into doing it. He should receive details from the Lord. The Lord does not say: “Go and evangelize this place,” and then leave it to man to decide the when, the how, the with whom, the extent, etc. God wants to give specific orders about these details, for His work must be done in the centre of His will with regards to timing, extent, sources of finances, etc.

A. Spiritual Ambition: Selfish ambitions have no place in the life of any would-be disciple. In the world, people live for self. There are two types of people in the world - those with great worldly ambitions who because of their ambitions accomplish great things for themselves or for the world, and those who because of their lack of ambition accomplish nothing for themselves.

Food is necessary for bodily growth. If a child who is born does not feed on the right food and in the right quantities, he will not grow healthily. The Lord Jesus said,

"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).

The "natural walk" of those who are in the Spirit is spiritual. When a believer has had his eyes also opened to the fact that he has died and is free from the law and therefore married to the Lord Jesus, he must believe by faith that God has put the law of the spirit of life in Christ within him, to operate the victory of God within him against the law of sin and death.

You have been saved with a great salvation.  While you were yet a sinner, rebellious and hostile to God, He, out of mercy, chose you unto salvation.  He says, "You did not choose me but I chose you" (John 15:16).  He chose you not because of any special merit, but because of His love for you.  From the beginning He saved you by grace and not by merit. 

It is God's will that all who have been made into new creatures through union with the Lord Jesus in His death, resurrection and exaltation should know for certain that they have eternal life and, therefore, will never perish. This assurance that they have permanently passed from death unto life in Christ, that the Lord will surely keep them to the end, that because they are in Christ they will be in heaven, is the right of the true believer, and he ought to enter into his full inheritance.

Man was God's special creation.  He was created with four main purposes in view.  First of all, he was created to be specially related to God.  He was created for special fellowship with God: to be able to enter into a special relationship with God, feel God's feelings and satisfy God's heart.

In the world the leaders run away from the most difficult tasks.  They run away from risky work.  They send the others to war and hide in the security and comforts of home.  This is not acceptable.  May it not be found in the church.

One danger that a person faces in the course of working hard for the Lord and pressing on to accomplish the call of God in his life, is that he could easily turn his eyes off the Lord as he concentrates on the work.

We believe that the relationship between the disciple and the disciple-maker should be clarified. If we look at the relationship that existed between the Lord of glory and His disciples, and that which existed between the apostle Paul and Timothy, etc, we can say the following:

Many people think that a distinctive ministry automatically means that the person is exempted from tent-making and lives on the funds of others and the churches. This must not be so.

The Lord Jesus saw the obvious need for labourers. He encouraged the disciples to pray for labourers. He said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:37-38).

Why are you in the University? It is a most pertinent yet, most neglected question.

The physical body is not an enemy to righteousness. Rather, it is a servant to be tamed and then used.

One question can be raised, “How did Jesus make disciples?” The answer can be put very simply.