In this message, Craig talks about our identity as an epicenter. Its important that we know how to partner with God and what he's doing. This comes through having a vision and language for the breadth discipleship: celebrating not only the conversion part but every single step along the way to a multiplying life. Our role is to be the first of many impacted lives.

Scriptures:

• Matt 4:19
• Col 4:5-6
• Matt 28:18-20

Craig Petty is an Associate Pastor here at Stairway Church, working within the discipleship, connect, inclusion and Care areas of our community. His passion is to see people equipped with all they need so they are able to walk fully into what has God has called them to do. Married to Holly, together they have four beautiful children.

Jesus' call is both an Invitation (follow me) and a promise (i will show you). Jesus gave the great commission to his disciples, and 'many of them had their doubts'. What if its 'in our going', that our doubts are resolved.

Scriptures:

• Matt 28:17
• Matt 4:19
• Deut 6:4-6

Craig Petty is an Associate Pastor here at Stairway Church, working within the discipleship, connect, inclusion and Care areas of our community. His passion is to see people equipped with all they need so they are able to walk fully into what has God has called them to do. Married to Holly, together they have four beautiful children.

The plight of refugees world wide is overwhelming yet demands a response. As followers of Jesus we have been appointed as Royal Priests (1 Peter 2:9,10). The job description of a priest is to be one who intercedes to God on man's behalf. The Father has "bestowed on His creation the dignity of causality" (Pascal). This means we get to influence the earth as we say amen to the Father's dreams, bringing Heaven to Earth. Our response to the refugee crisis is therefore one of prayer, prayer that is triggered by compassion. But prayer without action is religion in hiding (Peter Grieg - Red Moon Rising). As such we take action such as giving to FGS so that we can support Friends of Refugees.

This message helps us to enlarge our awareness of the Kingdom of God. Jesus' agenda is to repair the broken parts of our world including the spiritual, personal, social and earthy aspects of it. We miss what God is doing if we don't know what we're looking for. So, we are expanding our awareness of the Kingdom of God so that we can come into alignment with what He's doing on the earth. This is the practice of Mark 1:15 - "The time has come, the Kingdom of God has come near: repent and believe the good news!”