In the good and difficult seasons of life, how do we know that we’re making progress as followers of Christ? How do we know what our next steps are? The Discipleship Pathway lists the five stages of spiritual growth in which we can identify where we’ve been, where we are, and where we want to go.

Centering on the Gospel, bridging generations, building strong families, and living beyond ourselves are our values that keep us focused on the mission to follow Jesus, become like Jesus, and live as Jesus lived.

In Matthew 4:19, Jesus says, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” From this passage comes our mission statement and the definition of a disciple—someone who is following Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and living as Jesus lived!

This Sunday, Pastor Rob kicked off our Vision series and clarified the vision that is taking us into the good future that God has for our church!

Why is it that we’re not more courageous in sharing our faith with others? What’s keeping us from speaking up about Jesus? If we want to grow in our boldness and willingness to share our faith with others, we must 1) Be with Jesus and 2) Ask for courage.

We’ve all experienced the grace of God, and sharing our story has the power to change lives! Even though we might be timid about sharing our story when the doors open to conversations about our faith, let’s step out of the boat and trust the Holy Spirit to guide us in those moments.

We serve others because God served us! He laid down His life for us before we knew Him or even believed in Him. By serving the people around us, we are building an incredible relational bridge that God uses to open the door to conversations about Jesus.

What would happen if we prioritized loving our neighbors in the same way that Jesus modeled? If we take ownership and personal responsibility to “love our neighbors as ourselves” by breaking bread with those in our community, it will open doors for Biblical conversations and remove obstacles so that people far from God can come to know Him.