Some definitions of detachment are: “a severing of a relationship; a parting, a disentanglement with something, the separation of something, disengaging yourself from something or someone.”
Dr. Stanley states that in every biblical passage where discipleship is mentioned, so is the principle of detachment. The key idea is that in order to be a disciple, we must sever or disentangle anything from our lives that holds us back from fully yielding our lives to God.
Just like the rich young ruler from Matthew 19, we all have things that are important to us, things that compete for our attention and desire. In this message, Dr. Stanley calls believers to detach from anything that we place above God if we want to become true disciples.
This message is part of the series "Called to be a Disciple."
Called to be a Disciple:
CD Series: https://store.intouch.org/purchase/called-to-be-a-disciple-cd-set
Part 1: The Demands of Discipleship - https://youtu.be/vPiT6Q3ubbg
Part 2: The Devotion of Discipleship - https://youtu.be/tjSI3qUGBdY
Part 3: The Badge of a True Disciple - https://youtu.be/y871QN0We6Y
Part 4: The Detachment of Discipleship
Part 5: The Disciple and The World - https://youtu.be/f7QATJf0S6E
Part 6: The Disciple and the Word of God - https://youtu.be/CDnBUld72QQ
Part 7: The Disciple Learns to Pray - https://youtu.be/EOEVyYwip8s
Part 8: The Disciple's Rest - https://youtu.be/hSQwmq7NCI4
Part 9: The Disciple's Service
Part 10: The Disciple's Fellowship
For more messages from Charles Stanley, including this week's broadcast, go to www.intouch.org/watch