The Starting Line of Discipleship

Beginning Your Discipleship Journey with Friendship with God

Key Passage

You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.

John 15:14-17

Devotional

What does the word “disciple” evoke in you?

Some may think of barefoot mystics wandering through the desert on a spiritual quest. You may have heard of a rising leader being referred to as a “disciple” of their mentor, coach, or school of thought in sports, politics, or business. If you are more action-oriented, you may pivot to the idea of discipling - imparting and influencing the next generation.

With all of the lofty images that discipleship evokes, it can become easy to disqualify ourselves from Jesus' …