Discipleship
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What would a fuller apostolic faith look like today? Reflect on worship, community, obedience, and the practices that form Christian life.
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Contrast a thin account of Christianity with a faith shaped by community, practice, and responsibility, drawing on the life of the earliest churches.
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What does the New Testament mean by saints? Explore hagioi, holiness, and belonging to God’s people beyond later ideas of exceptional religious status.
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What did the apostles teach their churches? Explore the relationship between gospel proclamation, sustained instruction, community practice, and maturity.
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Explore the calling of Levi within Jesus’ ministry, considering tax collectors, table fellowship, and the public implications of becoming a disciple.
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Explore why repentance belongs within Jesus’ call to follow, and how changed direction, conduct, and allegiance relate to understanding his teaching.
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How did the apostles carry Jesus’ yoke into the life of the churches? Explore discipleship as shared practice, instruction, and accountable obedience.
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What did Jesus ask when he said follow me? Explore the concrete demands of discipleship beyond assent, admiration, or occasional religious participation.
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Explore discipleship as apprenticeship to Jesus, and consider what his yoke meant for learning, conduct, loyalty, and daily life.
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Read Matthew 7 as the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, tracing discernment, genuine obedience, and Jesus’ demand to act on what his hearers heard.
