1. Talk No. 2
Call To Discipleship

2. Matthew 11:28-30
Take My Yoke,
Learn From Me

3. Discipleship is a relationship
between a student and his
teacher.
• To be a disciple, you need a
Teacher.
• Discipleship is a process of
learning from the Teacher.

4. Two things a disciple
should know:
1 To listen attentively
st:
2 To follow closely
nd:

5. Attentive Listening
[Not Selective Listening]
• Not all who can hear can listen.
• Listening is a gift.
• Listening is a sign of humility.
Only humble people can listen
to others.
• Proud people listen only to
himself.

6. We are formed and shaped by
the words we hear everyday.
• To reflect the image of God,
we should always listen to the
Word of God.

7. St. Paul said,
“Faith comes from
hearing.”
• We received the faith in God only
because somebody told us about
God. We heard about God.
• Our faith becomes strong and
mature only by our constant
listening to the Word of God.

8. We listen, not only with our ears,
but with our whole person.
• Communication is both verbal
and non-verbal.
• To listen is to pay attention.
• Listening is “self-giving.”

9. Gift of Listening
• A grace we need to ask God,
“Lord, teach us to listen.”

10. Listen to God speaking to us…
• In the Words of the Holy
Scriptures.
• In the teachings of the Church.
• In the silence of our hearts
during our prayer.
• Thru our daily experiences.
• Thru people we meet everyday.

11. Discipleship is spending time
in listening and learning
from the Teacher.
• To things we consider important,
we always find time; but to
things not important, we always
find excuses.

12. The Lord’s invitation to us is
“Learn from me!”
• The disciples of Jesus went thru 3 years
of formation-training before they were
sent as Apostles.
• In the parish, discipleship happens in
the context of formation seminars and
workshop-trainings.

13. Personal Reflections
• Do I see myself as a disciple of
the Lord? How?
• Do I spend time listening and
learning from the Lord? How?