Meta Church NYC

What does obedience have to do with following Jesus and becoming like Him? Well, as it turns out: A LOT! According to Jesus, obedience is both a key measure of becoming a disciple and a measuring factor for how much you actually love Jesus. In John 14, Jesus said those who obey Him are the ones that actually love Him.

We see the world with our natural eyes, but we see the spiritual with the eyes of the Spirit. And as we see things through the Spirit we can see things as God sees them.

Do you remember those WWJD bracelets? They asked the question, "What would Jesus do?" Though well-meaning and inspired, it's somewhat a mute question. We don't need to ask what Jesus "would" do because we already know exactly what Jesus *did* do!

Thankfully, Jesus didn't just instruct us to follow His way, but He modeled the way for us so we could live like Him and become like Him.

During this conversation, Inés shares how her faith has fueled her work as well as the way her work has invigorated her faith. Inés has a passion for helping people follow Jesus, while also living in a such a way to that takes care of God's creation and God's people.

Meta Member, Wanda Staggers, was born in Harlem, NY, but after graduating from college she made her way down to South Carolina. She world as a single mom, raising four daughters on her own, while also learning to trust God in the big things and in the small things.

In this week's message, Maggie speaks on the significance of Jesus – who He is, what He does, and the difference He makes in our lives. The truth is that we not only need Jesus, but when we find Him, He changes EVERYTHING!

In her message, Fer shares her story of following Jesus and the way He has revealed Himself to her. She shares about the importance of actually being with Jesus and not just doing "Jesus things." This is something God has used to transform her and now she shares this message with us all.

In just a short time of following Jesus, EVERYTHING can change! That's the power of following Jesus! And that's the testimony shared by both Dan and Kaki in this week's Summer Mixtape message. Over the past year, Jesus has radically transformed who they are and how they're navigating faith, marriage, and life.

We live in a hurried, fast-paced world where we can easily find ourselves running at full speed 24/7. The challenge and difficulty with this is that we can also find ourselves easily burning out because we've run for so long or run without direction.