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Key PointsBeing a disciple involves following Jesus, becoming like Him, and making other disciples.The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) calls all believers to make disciples.Discipleship is a form of love and sacrifice, reflecting Christ's love for us.Jesus empowers and equips us to make disciples, even with our limited resources.Every believer has the capacity and responsibilit

Key PointsThe call to follow Jesus is a call to be transformed.Sanctification is a lifelong journey of becoming like Christ.Trials refine us, just as fire purifies silver, shaping us into His image.Following Jesus means surrendering, not just trying harder.The ultimate goal is to reflect Jesus in our love, forgiveness, and endurance.Peter and John were recognized as having been wit

Key PointsJesus’ calling in our lives is all-inclusive. The call includes leaving our past behind—our pride, selfish ambition, independence, and false security.His call to follow includes self-denial & cross-bearing, bringing us closer to the epicenter of His calling.Even at the beginning of Jesus’ call on Peter’s life, He cast the vision for his future—that he would be p

Key PointsThe heart of the Great Commission isn’t “going”—it’s intentional disciple making.Mission is less about the where and more about who we are and what we do.Compassion breaks through cultural and social barriers.Caring for the least of these—orphans, widows, the hungry—is fruit of disciple.Unexamined biases—toward the homeless, prisoners, or those who are dif

Key PointsOur conscience is a gift from God, but it's not infallible. It needs to be calibrated to God's will through Scripture and the Holy Spirit.Everyone is made in God’s image; moral beings who makes moral judgements.Your conscience has the moral capacity to change, for better or for worse.A “weak” faith person is one who thinks they are forbidden to do something. A “st

Key Points:God desires to transform us from the inside out, moving beyond superficial changes.We often ask for the wrong things, missing what God truly wants to do in our lives.Repentance leads to times of refreshing from the Lord.True transformation comes through Jesus Christ, the “Beautiful Gate" through which we enter into new life.Our spiritual lameness can be healed by the p

Key PointsPrayer draws us closer to God.Being devoted means being steadfast and committed.The Greek word for devoted, proskartereo (προσκαρτερέω), means to be steadfast to, toward, or with regard to something.Complacency is rooted in pride. When we become complacent, we lack devotion.“You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray un

Fellowship is more than friendship; it involves sharing our spiritual lives with one another.Jesus prayed for believers to be one, just as He is one with the Father.Men are called to be spiritual leaders in their homes, praying for and with their wives and children.Unity in the body of Christ doesn't mean conformity, but embracing diversity while being united in purpose.Vulnerabili

Everyone is devoted to something.The early church was devoted to the teaching of the Apostles.The Apostles taught what Jesus taught them.Jesus taught from what we know as the Old Testament (Old Covenant), but He amplified it.Love is the core of abiding in Christ and being devoted; if we abide in Him, much love will be the fruit produced in and through us.Love is the key to practici

Jesus established the Church.The Church is the Called-Out Ones, called out of the world and into a relationship with Jesus Christ.We are called into a Body of believers, and Christ is the head.Devotion is an expression of love.The Holy Spirit came at the end of a 10-day prayer meeting and 3000 people were saved, baptized, and filled with the Spirit that day.The early church was dev