King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship
Written by David Young and Bobby Harrington
Narrated by Josh Childs
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
What does it mean to be a disciple? The call of discipleship is more than programs and Bible study. In King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship, David Young presents a bold call for obedience-based discipleship and argues that it alone is the proper response to the kingship of Jesus. Many have wrongly associated obedience with bad theology, believing that Jesus' demand for obedience is a form of works righteousness or legalism. Others simply don't like obedience and resist the demands Jesus makes in calling us to follow him.
But if we surrender to the kingship of Jesus, we will find the life we were designed to live. We are accustomed to calling Jesus "Savior." And we should. But until recently, many in the Western church have not learned to call Jesus "King."
The kingship of Jesus has implications for how we live. We can either rebel against him, raising puppet kings and constructing our own kingdoms, or we can submit to him in obedience-based discipleship. Could it be that you are still sitting on the throne of your life, treating King Jesus as a mere advisor? What would change in your life if you started treating Jesus as nothing short of your King?
Young unpacks five principles for those who wish to follow Jesus as King.
- Surrender to the authority of King Jesus
- Embrace the mission of King Jesus
- Live immersed in King Jesus
- Obey the teachings of King Jesus
- Behold the presence of King Jesus
Following these five steps awakens us to a life truly worth living, a life of power, peace, beauty, and love. This is eternal life, that we would know and follow Jesus as King of the Universe, and king over our lives. After all, you don’t merely believe in kings. You obey them.
David Young
David Young serves as the senior minister for the North Boulevard Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee—a church devoted to church planting and disciple-making. He has worked for churches in Missouri, Kansas, and Tennessee, has taught New Testament at several colleges, formerly hosted the New Day Television Program, and travels widely teaching and preaching. He holds several advanced degrees in New Testament, including a PhD in New Testament from Vanderbilt University.
Related to King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship
Related audiobooks
Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Discipleship that Fits: The Five Kinds of Relationships God Uses to Help Us Grow Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Growing Up: How to Be a Disciple Who Makes Disciples Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Longing for Revival: From Holy Discontent to Breakthrough Faith Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Parable Church: How the Teachings of Jesus Shape the Culture of Our Faith Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOrganic Disciples: Seven Ways to Grow Spiritually and Naturally Share Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everyday Activism: Following 7 Practices of Jesus to Create a Just World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Surge: Churches Catching the Wave of Christ's Love for the Nations Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reborn: How Encountering Jesus Changes Everything Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Intentional: Living Out the Eight Principles of Disciple Making Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Organic Church: Growing faith where life happens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cost of Cheap Grace: Reclaiming the Value of Discipleship Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Christian Leader: Rehabilitating Our Addiction to Secular Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disciple Maker's Handbook: Seven Elements of a Discipleship Lifestyle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Above All: The Gospel Is the Source of the Church's Renewal Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Conversion and Discipleship: You Can't Have One without the Other Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Barefoot Church: Serving the Least in a Consumer Culture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Revolutionary Disciple: Walking Humbly with Jesus in Every Area of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Future Church: 7 Laws of Real Church Growth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seek First: How the Kindgom of God Changes Everything Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Planting a Church Without Losing Your Soul: Nine Questions for the Spiritually Formed Pastor Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Shrink: Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Church Zero: Raising 1st Century Churches out of the Ashes of the 21st Century Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Christianity For You
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Divorce Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Grief Observed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cost of Discipleship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Holy Bible in Audio - King James Version: The Complete Old & New Testament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weight of Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5More Than a Carpenter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: Third Edition with Bonus Content, New Reflections Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Return of the Gods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship
6 ratings0 reviews