Discipleship

Find a sermon associated with this topic below.

Kingdom living isn’t waiting, it’s working. We’re called to embody heaven’s values here and now. Wherever God’s people go, the kingdom goes. God brings heaven to earth through us. This week equips and inspires the church to live sent—across the street and around the world.

The kingdom begins with God, not us. It’s not my kingdom, or our will, but His. Until we see that everything is about God’s glory, we’ll keep building our own little kingdoms. This week reorients us from self-glory to God-glory as the starting point of true discipleship.

The sermon explores Mark 11, emphasizing Jesus as the prophesied, peaceful, and pardoning King who fulfills God's plan not through force but through humility and sacrifice, ultimately pointing to God's glory. It challenges believers to follow Jesus faithfully by recognizing Him as He truly is, rather than redefining Him to fit personal desires, and encourages those who haven't yet accepted Him to do so.

Pastor Nghia's message masterfully redefined "true gospel ambition" by contrasting the disciples' worldly pursuit of greatness with Jesus's counter-cultural example of servant leadership, where He gave His life as a ransom. The sermon ultimately calls the church to embrace this sacrificial path, embodied by figures like William Borden, finding ultimate fulfillment in serving others rather than seeking status.

Pastor Edward highlights the paradox in Mark 10, illustrating that true access to God's kingdom comes through embracing our spiritual poverty and neediness, rather than self-sufficiency. Through stories and the example of the rich young ruler, he shows that surrendering earthly treasures leads to unlocking unimaginable kingdom riches, reminding us that what we leave for Christ is never truly lost.

The sermon focuses on the Transfiguration of Jesus as a pivotal moment that reveals His divine glory, grace, and the assurance of His voice, compelling believers to follow His call with a transformed heart. It emphasizes the necessity of experiencing Jesus' glory and grace personally and within a community, leading to a life of obedience and anticipation of His return.

The sermon emphasizes the necessity of self-denial, taking up one's cross, and fully following Jesus as central to true discipleship, warning against a comfortable, crossless Christianity that lacks power and fruitfulness. It challenges believers to relinquish ownership of their lives, seeing Jesus as the ultimate treasure worth sacrificing everything for, and encourages a community-driven journey of faith.

The sermon focuses on how Jesus sends us into storms not just through disobedience but sometimes through our obedience, as demonstrated when He sent the disciples across the sea into difficult conditions. Through these storms, Jesus reveals His glory and sufficiency by showing He sees us in our struggles, demonstrating His divinity by walking on water, and ultimately getting into our "boat" to journey with us through life's transitions and difficulties.

The sermon explores how Jesus disrupts our expectations, displays divine power, and deals patiently with hard hearts through the story of feeding the 5,000 and walking on water in Mark 6. Pastor Ryan emphasizes that Jesus reveals himself as the divine shepherd who blesses through breaking (both the bread and His own body), showing that our own brokenness can lead to blessing when surrendered to Christ.