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We are a Church that wants to Provide Opportunities for you to Know . Growth . Today!
Know:
Know who He (Jesus Christ) is!
Know who you are in Him!
In Luke 5, Jesus calls the disciples to Himself. Jesus provided them with opportunities to Know and experience Him. He interacted with them relationally and on their turf. He went fishing with Peter, James, and John. He went to a party at Matthew's house. And he asked each of them to follow Him.
In Luke 6, Jesus cemented their calling. After spending the night praying, He appointed twelve guys to be His apostles. They are recognized as His disciples, and belong to Him.
Growth:
Growth in your relationship with Him!
Growth in your relationship with others!
After calling the disciples to Himself, Jesus provided them with opportunities designed for Growth in their faith. In Luke 7, He exposed them to critical teaching. They learned about having an eternal view, rejoicing, loving enemies, not judging others, and bearing spiritual fruit.
In Luke 8, He allowed them to observe Him on the front lines of ministry. They saw Him heal people and raise the dead.
They saw Him calm a storm. They also learned how to treat people by watching Jesus. They saw His love and compassion toward people who society shunned. He defended the worship of a repentant, sinful woman, and He referred to another woman as daughter.
Today:
Today you can serve Him!
Today you can serve others!
Today is the time to find your place to reach your fullest potential as a follower of Christ. You don't have to wait until you are perfect. Jesus turned the ministry over to His disciples. He provided them with opportunities to serve immediately. In Luke 9, Jesus sent out His disciples to do ministry together.
Later in Luke 9, Jesus invited the disciples to participate in the feeding of the five thousand. He said to them, “you give them something to eat.” They passed out the baskets and participated in the miracle. While Jesus sent them to do ministry, He still provided instruction and encouragement. Jesus rescued them from a ministry opportunity that did not quite go as planned. The disciples had tried to cast a demon out of a boy, but they could not. It was probably rather embarrassing for them. The boy's father came to Jesus begging for help. Jesus stepped in and brought healing. Jesus intentionally placed them in a position to be spiritually stretched.
Jesus gave opportunity for the disciples to know him, along with lessons for growth in their faith, and then sent the disciples to do ministry. He strategically and sequentially placed them in a position to move to greater levels of commitment and growth.
His discipleship process was simple. The process was not stagnant or congested. The process had movement.
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