Discipleship always involves—self-denial – Luke 14:25-33.
Booker T. Washington – ‘He who lives for himself alone, sows to himself, makes his own comfort, his own gain the first and last consideration, will not reap happiness, but wretchedness and uneasiness instead. On the other hand one who gives himself to others, bears their burdens, reaps a reward in the form of happiness that is beyond the comprehension of the selfish.’ – Papers, (Vol. 3, April 1891, pp.144-145)
Paul Tripp – ‘The DNA of sin is selfishness. Sin turns all of us in on ourselves… It makes us all focused on and driven by our wants, needs, and feelings. Sin can so fill our eyes with our needs that we become functionally blind to the needs of others.’ – What Did You Expect? (p.118).
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Bryan Wheeler Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987 and was called into full time ministry in 1989. He is the pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Verona, VA. He and his wife Maureen were married in 1968 and the Lord has given them 6 children and 4 grandchildren.
