How do we navigate the messy middle of embracing Jesus, allowing him to lead us out of slavery to sin and death by choosing to stay connected to him and deciding to obey his teaching while simultaneously living for the kingdom while living in this broken world with our own personal brokenness? Originally shared May 18, 2025 at Eaton Rapids Church of the Nazarene.

How do we navigate the messy middle of embracing Jesus, allowing him to lead us out of slavery to sin and death by choosing to stay connected to him and deciding to obey his teaching while simultaneously living for the kingdom while living in this broken world with our own personal brokenness? Originally shared May 18, 2025 at Eaton Rapids Church of the Nazarene.

How do we navigate the messy middle of embracing Jesus, allowing him to lead us out of slavery to sin and death by choosing to stay connected to him and deciding to obey his teaching while simultaneously living for the kingdom while living in this broken world with our own personal brokenness?&nbsp;Originally shared May 18, 2025 at Eaton Rapids Church of the Nazarene.&nbsp;

Messy Middle

When Jesus said, "follow me," he blew up the "first round draft pick" approach of the day and chose ordinary people to follow him, thrusting them into a 24/7 apprenticeship for which they were not qualified...by the world's standards.&nbsp; The first twelve spent roughly three years with Jesus. That's over 26,000 hours. Discipleship is a slow, long walk. We cannot be empowered, equipped, and released to make disciples by attending church 50 hours a year…but we can grow as we go.&nbsp; Follow our podcast on your favorite platform or right here on our website. We will have sermons, conversations with current disciples, and short teachings about discipleship, leadership, and life. Will we get to 26,000 hours? Not likely. But there's tremendous value in going together.

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When Jesus said, "follow me," he blew up the "first round draft pick" approach of the day and chose ordinary people to follow him, thrusting them into a 24/7 apprenticeship for which they were not qualified...by the world's standards.  The first twelve spent roughly three years with Jesus. That's over 26,000 hours. Discipleship is a slow, long walk. We cannot be empowered, equipped, and released to make disciples by attending church 50 hours a year…but we can grow as we go.  Follow our podcast on your favorite platform or right here on our website. We will have sermons, conversations with current disciples, and short teachings about discipleship, leadership, and life. Will we get to 26,000 hours? Not likely. But there's tremendous value in going together.

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