Spirit Empowered Cultivation of Family & Mission - Discipleship

Discipleship is the way that God grows and matures his family. 

 

If we truly saw the church as family, life-on-life discipleship is the only road to maturity. In the ideal natural family, a father and mother teach, train, and equip their children in every area of life. It is normal and expected that the children will grow and mature into adults whose character resembles their parents (Lk 6:40). 

 

God has designed the church to be his family on the earth. He’s given us spiritual ‘parents’ to teach, train, and equip us. Too often, we see our spiritual parents as peers, making it difficult to submit our lives to them.

God has placed each part of the body where he pleases (1 Cor 12:18).  Submitting to his process of discipleship is how he brings growth and maturity to our lives. (1 Cor 3:6).