Be with your rabbi. Become like him. Do what he did. This is discipleship.

The sermon today is titled "Apprentices To Jesus." It is the second installment in our series "Follow Me." The Scripture reading is from Mark 3:13-15 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 9, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: Spiritual Formation.

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Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced):

• John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way.
• Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy.
• Dallas Willard, The Great Omission.
• Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines.
• John R. W. Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount.
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship.
• Gregory A. Smith, “About Three in Ten US Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated,” Pew Research Center, Dec 14, 2021. 
• “American Worldview Inventory 2023,” Barna, Feb 28, 2023 
• Lee Daniel's The Butler "Sit-In" scene.
• Jonathan Storment, "Covered in Dust" (notes from this sermon preached at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ; generously provided by Jonathan; used with permission)

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