Teaching & Discipling

On our theme of ‘making disciples’


Jesus taught his disciples to live in view not of today or tomorrow, but eternity. We try to help others follow Jesus; we do deliberate spiritual good; we pray for gospel influence; we proclaim God’s words, and we do all this for the sake of the Last Day. Yes, we may see some fruit now. But the goal is always to present people mature in Christ then.


Discipling at its core is about initiating a relationship with another person in which you teach, correct, model, and love.  It’s about uplifting, encouraging and seeking spiritual growth for that person. 


In teaching we teach the words of Jesus (all of them), and all the words of the Bible (even if they make us uncomfortable).  In the church we do this through expository preaching.  We encourage people to attend Bible study, and we are we encourage people to good authors and books to encourage their faith.  One on one and in small groups teaching occurs as people learn to have spiritually meaningful conversations with each other; It’s fine to talk about football or the kids’ school. But talk about Sunday’s sermon as well. Learn to ask each other what God has been teaching you about himself, or how you have seen God at work in the everyday this week.


This may seem a little awkward at first - but the eternal benefits are out of this world! 


To His glory alone


Jen