The Rooms of Discipleship (4) - The Dining Room - Part 1

This morning we want to proceed from the Kitchen to the Dining Room of Christian Discipleship. The kind of dining that we are talking about is formal dining. In this spiritual dining there are deliberate decisions that are made to sit down and partake of spiritual things with Christ. The object of coming into this room is to be found in the serving and eating of the spiritual food of grace and the truth of the Word of God, and having fellowship with your Lord. Furthermore, your object in dining is to bring the food out of the Kitchen and to sit down and spiritually dine with Christ. And, then, as regular progress is made in this fellowship with Christ, further discipleship will also be pursued by your learning to dine spiritually with your family, and with other believers also; and not just partaking of spiritual things by yourself. Let me ask you this morning whether you have considered the truth that Christ and other believers want to spiritually dine with you? As we go on, I want you to see that dining with Christ is a very great part of your being His disciple and following Him.