Becoming a True DISCIPLE of Jesus - Part 1

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Join us as Bro. Ernie does a two-part series on TRUE DISCIPLESHIP. What if following Jesus felt less like joining a club and more like apprenticing under a master craftsman? We take a clear-eyed look at the Great Commission across Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and trace the common threads that shape a whole-life response: teach, preach, baptize, and go. Not into a monastery, but into real streets, real workplaces, and real relationships where the name of Jesus carries power and responsibility.
We unpack repentance as the first faithful step—not a hand raise, but a change of direction—and explore how Jesus’ baptism, wilderness testing, and call to “follow me” form a pattern for our own path. The promise “I will make you fishers of men” becomes the heartbeat of the episode. Formation is slow and deliberate, like an apprenticeship: watch the Master, work with the Master, then carry the work forward. We talk about putting Jesus at the hub of life rather than on a spoke, creating daily habits of Scripture and prayer that make space for real transformation.
Personal stories bring the theology down to earth. We share moments of disability, detours, and unexpected doors opening for mission—evidence that God weaves purpose through hardship without romanticizing the pain. Abraham’s call to go and be made becomes a lens for understanding biblical faith as trust that moves feet. Along the way we correct common shortcuts that treat belief as mere agreement and invite listeners to sit with Jesus long enough to be shaped, then step out boldly as those sent in his name.
If this conversation stirs you to take a next step—repent, re-center, or re-engage your call—stick with us for part two soon. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s ready to move from fan to apprentice, and leave a review with one practice you’ll change this week. Your story may nudge someone else to follow. (*Recorded on 9.29.2025)

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1. A Pivot To Discipleship (00:00:00)

2. The Great Commission Across Four Gospels (00:00:52)

3. Common Threads: Teach, Preach, Baptize, Go (00:04:29)

4. Sent As Jesus Was Sent (00:07:15)

5. Apprentice Not Fan: A Working Model (00:09:42)

6. Foundations: Baptism And Temptation (00:12:10)

7. Repentance As The First Response (00:16:10)

8. Leaving Nets: Cost And Call (00:19:05)

9. Jesus At The Center, Not A Spoke (00:23:20)

10. Sermon On The Mount As Training (00:27:30)

11. Time With Jesus Shapes Desire (00:31:20)

12. Modern Costs And Quiet Obedience (00:35:20)

13. Suffering, Mission, And Open Doors (00:39:15)