The first message in our Summer Series of Walking With Jesus: Learning to Be a Disciple was about the DNA of being a Disciple.
That DNA of being a Disciple was described as:
• Divine Truth. Truth comes from God. It is the revelation of God to humankind. This comes from the Son, the Spirit, and the Scriptures. The Son (Jesus) is both God and human and came to reveal to us in his person what God is like and what God requires. The Scriptures were authored by God and reveal God’s unfolding plan for humanity. The Spirit of God is also Divine Truth, since he brings revelation and direction to believers.
• Nurturing Relationships. Humans were never created to be alone. We are social creatures and have an intrinsic need for relationships. Our relational orientation is a reflection of the image of God in us. God Himself is relational and exists in a community—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is love because God is relational. To the Christian, God is love because he has always existed in relationship. Is love possible without someone to love? This should be the defining characteristic of our faith. All men should know that we are Christ’s disciples by the love that we have for one another.
• Apostolic Mission. Apostolic means that someone is sent as a representative with a message. We are here for a purpose. We have been given a prime directive to fulfill—to make disciples of all the nations. This part of us also comes from the nature of God. Jesus is an Apostle. He is the Chief Cornerstone of the apostolic foundation. Before he left this planet, he sent his disciples into the world with a mission.
One of the key tools we talked about in Walking With Jesus was Life Transformation Groups. Find out more on our website.
Below is the full Sunday Morning message by Phil Helfer:
Bob Mabry - January 26, 2020
Believe And Keep Believing
Pastor Bob continued our “Live Free or Die” series by looking at Galatians 2. Paul points out that a lot of Jews are forcing Gentiles to follow Jewish customs, when they are not even being faithful to the law themselves. It is so easy for us to be focused on what is going on around us instead of what is going on inside of us. Additionally, Bob summed up a lot of what the outside world thinks of the Christian faith: “That’s what a Christian is: A lot of ‘Don’t’s”. Verses 15 and 16 remind us that we are justified by faith in Jesus, not works of the law. Paul then addresses the “controversy” of believers being found among sinners, and the question, “Doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin?” Of course not! Jesus was consistently around the “sinners”! He was showing us how important it was to share the truth of God with those who don’t know it. And we hardly have the full capability to handle these things on our own. A true faith in Jesus involves knowing Him and sharing Him with the world. What can you do to know Jesus a little better this week? And what can you do to help somebody else learn more about Him?
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