Walking as Jesus walked requires tapping into his mission for making disciples who make disciples. How did he do this? What did Jesus do the first year of his ministry? What about the second and third, and how did he prepare for his first 30 years before he set out on his mission? Just as important, how do answers to these questions impact my own personal mission? Header image by Small Group Network on Unsplash.
Text: Ephesians 5:21-33, Ephesians 6:1-9 Throughout the book of Ephesians Paul teaches that Jews and Gentiles who are in Christ make up a new humanity sharing every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3). These blessings include the truth that we are worth one Jesus, plugged into one power source, and uniquely crafted to accomplish one mission. Paul goes on to challenge the Ephesian believers to live in alignment with who they really are. Unforgiveness and impurity are two existential threats mentioned by…
