18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.”
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Groups will continue to meet on the 1st & 3rd week of the month. Pastor’s Vision is to see Life Groups established in every city where our church families live. It is for this reason that we will keep praying for and anticipating the birth of new Life Groups.
6:00 pm Dinner.
6:30 pm Start making your way to the Sanctuary.
6:45 pm Worship
7:05 pm Dismiss to Classes
7:10 pm Discipleship Classes
8:10 pm End of Discipleship Classes
Is there a cost involved in taking some of these classes?
You are welcome to sign up and take any of these classes without purchasing any of the materials. You can just bring your Bible and Notepad and take good notes. However, if you have the ability financially to purchase the book or workbook, or both, I highly recommend it. I believe that by investing in your personal spiritual growth and development as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will benefit in so many ways.
Another thing to keep in mind is that one of the advantages of attending these Discipleship Classes, you will have two whole weeks to complete your written assignments instead of only seven days. Just remember that you will get out of each of these classes what you put into them.
The church will not be making any profit from the sales of any of the resources that go along with these books or workbooks. We will purchase them and make them available for a donation of the price we paid to get them here to you.
At the end of the 12 weeks, we will all convene in the Main Sanctuary for a time of worship and testimonies.
Once we finish the first set of 12 Discipleship Classes, we will be starting them back up all over again, giving people the opportunity to take a different course. We hope that by this time we will have new families enrolling and joining us for one of these classes.
Such Discipleship Consist may consist of the following:
This particular course actually consists of Four Volumes, each having 6 lessons, for a total of 24 lessons. It is very thorough, laying a life-changing Biblical Foundation for the New Believers as well as theologically convicting and challenging for the more spiritually mature Christian.
As we make Biblical disciples based on the Great Commission our Lord Jesus Christ gave to the church, growing mature disciples will be the result. None of us ever arrive at full spiritual maturity on this side of eternity. All of us are a spiritual work in process becoming more and more like Jesus every day.
In the months to come, you can expect to:
Men & Women’s Events will continue to be offered throughout the year.
The Adult Sunday School Class will continue to be offered on Sunday mornings.
Prayer and fasting needs to become a regular part of our walk with God as we commit this Vision for Making Disciples in the 21st Century.
Psalm 127:1, NKJV
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
