We want to be a church of people growing in relationship with Jesus and helping others to do the same. What roles do church leaders and church members play in the process?

Each of us is called to be a disciple and make disciples. God has given us the home as a primary place to live out this command. This week we look at how to make disciples in our homes.

Each of us is called to be a disciple and make disciples. God has given us the home as a primary place to live out this command. This week we look at how to make disciples in our homes.

If you attend church, you might assume it's obvious that you follow Jesus. But what if someone challenged you to prove it? What would you say or do? Is there enough evidence to prove to yourself and others that you are a follower of Jesus?

If you attend church, you might assume it's obvious that you follow Jesus. But what if someone challenged you to prove it? What would you say or do? Is there enough evidence to prove to yourself and others that you are a follower of Jesus?

I would imagine for some of us, maybe a lot of us, this is a new idea, so much emphasis on this one thing: making disciples. We might wonder, why, Why does Jesus need me to make His followers? I mean He made the first batch without me, and they did pretty good, so why now does He need me? Here’s the answer. He doesn’t need you. He lets you.

I would imagine for some of us, maybe a lot of us, this is a new idea, so much emphasis on this one thing: making disciples. We might wonder, why, Why does Jesus need me to make His followers? I mean He made the first batch without me, and they did pretty good, so why now does He need me? Here’s the answer. He doesn’t need you. He lets you.

Today is 4 weeks of 10. Last week we looked at the disciplines, the habits that help us grow in the Lord. And we were thinking about how we grow in the Lord because that’s our definition of a disciple: A disciple is someone growing in their relationship with Jesus and helping others to do the same. I hope you thought about your plan this week. We don’t just wake up one day like Jesus. We have a plan for how we get there. Now if we have a plan, we are purposely doing things to grow with Jesus, to follow Him closely at some point we might wonder, 'Is this working? How do I know it is working?' We need to do is define the target. We know our success in relation to the target.

Today is 4 weeks of 10. Last week we looked at the disciplines, the habits that help us grow in the Lord. And we were thinking about how we grow in the Lord because that’s our definition of a disciple: A disciple is someone growing in their relationship with Jesus and helping others to do the same. I hope you thought about your plan this week. We don’t just wake up one day like Jesus. We have a plan for how we get there. Now if we have a plan, we are purposely doing things to grow with Jesus, to follow Him closely at some point we might wonder, 'Is this working? How do I know it is working?' We need to do is define the target. We know our success in relation to the target.

Today is the 3rd in a series of 10 messages where we are seeking to understand the task Jesus left us with, the thing we are supposed to do until we die, or He returns: make disciples. We finished last week with a working definition of a disciple. A disciple is someone growing in their relationship with Jesus and helping others do the same. We can’t separate being a disciple from making a disciple because a disciple of Jesus makes disciples. Let’s think today about that phrase 'growing in their relationship with Jesus'. What are we doing to grow? What are we doing to keep Jesus in focus, His voice tuned in? We need habits or disciplines to help us.