Pursue Discipleship Relationships
HELP ONE ANOTHER FOLLOW JESUS
On Sunday, we learned that God has positioned each of us within the church to help one another follow Jesus. Through the work of Christ the Son, we’ve been adopted into a family filled with spiritual fathers and mothers we can learn from as well as brothers and sisters we can walk alongside. God desires to cultivate intentional, long-term relationships amongst his people in order that they would increasingly take on the shape of his Son. This is the essence of what discipleship is all about.
2 PRACTICAL WAYS TO PURSUE IT
Pastor Jason provided us with 2 simple yet crucial steps to take in order to get in the game when it comes to discipleship.
Find someone to mentor you - Look out at the congregation of Cross of Grace and ask yourself, “Is there someone further ahead of me in the race of the Christian life that I can learn from? Someone who knows me and could speak into my life?” Identify a brother or sister and then ask them to get together with you. To study God’s word, receive counsel, ask questions, and strive after Christ together.
Find someone you can mentor - Next, turn around and ask yourself, “Is there anyone younger in the faith, or younger in age that I could pour into?” Pursue intentional (though not necessarily, formal) relationships with another brother or sister at Cross of Grace. Pray for the Lord’s leading and then take a step toward someone so that the both of you together could take steps after Christ (Heb 12:1-3).
Let’s respond to what we heard in 1 Tim 5:1-2 by asking, “Who can I learn from?” and “Who can I pour into?” and then pursuing those people. Trusting that this will build up all involved, glorify the Savior whose shape we’re taking on, and make our church healthy and happy for years to come.