Today I want to talk to you, really, about advancing the

work of the Lord. The Kingdom of God is supposed to be advancing. In 1

Timothy 1: 2-4, Paul is clueing us in to how God advances the

Kingdom—His agenda. He advances people. People advance the kingdom. This

is discipleship. Discipleship is advancing people. Can I advance

someone, help them get up to speed, skip some pot holes? If you advance

you, you advance the Kingdom; if you expand you, you expand the

Kingdom.