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| Christ centred (part 4) |
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| Written by Mark Jones |
| Sunday, 14 February 2010 19:27 |
Part 4 - Christ CentredWhen Jesus called his first disciples, it was not just about community. He was calling them to leave what they were doing and to follow him, and eventually to become like him. His goal was to change them from the inside out. This involved a full surrender of their lives to his leadership.  Throughout his time with them, Jesus was re-shaping their values, their priorities, their way of interacting with people and the world around them. He then told them to go and do the same - to ‘make disciples', or to call people to follow Jesus and shape their life after him.As the church began, thousands of people joined the disciples not just to be part of their community but to begin living their lives as Jesus would in the world. This new community devoted themselves to a number of things, including the apostles teaching, which was everything that Jesus had commanded them (Matthew 28:18-20). Becoming a Christian places you in a new family but it also puts your life under new leadership - under King Jesus. We enter and become a citizen of a new kingdom. The goal of every true disciple is to be like their master, so the goal of every Christian is to be like Jesus. Our very calling and destiny is to be conformed to the image or likeness of Christ. |
