The Ezra 7:10 model: 

     Matthew ends the "Sermon on the Mount" with Jesus' parable about the wise and foolish builders.  "Everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock."  A disciple is one who not only studies under the teaching of the master, but who also imitates the master by putting the teachings into practice.  The old saying is that, "knowledge is power", but not if it is not put into practice.  It could be argued that we haven't really learned anything until we are able (or willing) to LIVE IT.  For Jesus, the goal of discipleship was to raise up leaders who could in turn disciple others.  But, we cannot teach what we do not live.  Ours is an "incarnational theology".  "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)  Jesus taught by being a "living Word", he modeled what he taught.  He taught us to learn it so we could live it and ultimately lead it.  Some of us love to learn, and even to lead (teach), but we may need to be careful we don't skip the second step of living what we are learning.