Message by Ben Crosthwaite, Creative Arts Director

DISCIPLE

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Matthew 28:19-20

Be disciples who make disciples.

Disciple: Follower and Learner.

Matthew 11:28-30

Yoke = a rabbi's teachings

FOLLOWER

Matthew 4:18-22

Luke 6:40

The goal of our discipleship is to become like our teacher -- to become like Jesus.

Originally, "Christian" was not a self-description, but a public verdict.

What do we follow?

The Way of Jesus

The Spirit of Jesus

LEARNER

The goal of discipleship is not information -- it is formation.

Mattew 7:24-25

A Disciple is an Apprentice.

"I want to be an apprentice to Jesus, rather than...

someone in the crowd

a hypocritical religious person

a student of information

a follower of my own self-interests

a disciple of anything other than Jesus:

my career, politics, family, or anything else