DISCIPLEHIP
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"If it is not discipleship, stop doing it." Josh

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Can someone name something outside of the purview and power of God's sovereignty?

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Now, I am not talking about a conception of God controlling every detail, I believe that contradicts God's sovereign charge and choice to give real choice to humanity with real just consequence (Josh 24:14-15, 1 John 2:2).

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The reality is ALL THINGS must be submitted to Jesus as KING.

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To be a disciple is to...

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Worship and bow before him as King.

Follow him as our leader

Serve him as our master

Obey him as our commander

Join him in his community

Conform to his image

Repent when you sin

Confess to others for healing

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If you don't want to do these things, you are not a disciple.

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To be a disciple is to submit in all things to Christ, to do something outside of the authority of God is to live in rebellion.

I have recently heard some offering courses to Christians about "Spiritual formation" (for a cost usually) claiming that apparently it is not 'discipleship'.

 

If it is not discipleship, stop doing it.

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Now, here is 'the rub'. Being Spiritually formed IS DISCIPLESHIP! Worship IS discipleship, obedience IS discipleship! Serving in the Church community IS DISCIPLESHIP

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If it is done for or through Christ, by the power of the Spirit for the Glory of God the Father. It is discipleship.

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If you are doing something that is not for these reasons, it is acting (hypocrisy)

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Sometimes I think we make discipleship harder then it is.

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Lean into and learn the word (Teaching focus)

Follow the Spirit and embrace the Gifts (Prophetic focus)

Live in community on mission (Pastoral focus)

Declare and demonstrate the Gospel (Evangelistic focus)

Go beyond your comfort zone to extend God's kingdom (Apostolic focus)

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The difference is our WHY.

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When you realise the WHY (Jesus is King, his Image to conform to, his life to emulate, his words to obey) then the WHAT will be the life of a disciple.

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Remember, discipleship is not a course, it is not even an accountability meeting, it is following the King in all things (Matt 6:33)
 

The 'Mission' of the Church, to make disciples, never ends, it has no used-by date and only the coming of Jesus will bring it to an end.

 

At Divergent, OUR MISSION is to make...

 

“ALL IN DISCIPLES DEVOTED TO HIS KINGDOM COME"
 

WHY | WHAT | HOW | WHERE

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At Divergent Church, we frame our mission and life around four foundational Greats.

 

They shape the way we live, love, and lead. These four Greats are:

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1. The Great Commandment – Passion (WHY)

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“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37–40 NIV)

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All-consuming love must be our central motivation. God loved us first, so we love Him—and we love others in response.

Everything—every command, every purpose, every mission—hangs on this: loving God and loving people.

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At Divergent Church, we’re called to nothing less than wholehearted devotion to Jesus and His mission. That call is often uncomfortable, but we are committed to living all in.

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WE ARE… ALL IN

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2. The Great Commission – Mission (WHAT)

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“Then Jesus came to them and said,

 

‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18–20 NIV)

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Jesus never told us to build the Church—He promised to do that (Matthew 16:18). But He did command us to make disciples.

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So, what is a disciple?

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• Directionally: A follower (Matthew 4:19)

• Relationally: A son or daughter (Galatians 3:29, 1 Corinthians 4:15)

• Positionally: A worshipper at Jesus’ feet (John 4:23–24)

 

Everything we do is for His glory (Colossians 3:17).

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WE MAKE… DISCIPLES

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3. The Great Example – Devotion (HOW)

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“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.” (Acts 2:42–43 NIV)

 

Following Jesus is often inconvenient.

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In the Gospels, Jesus never made following Him easy or comfortable—He made it challenging. Yet in many churches today, we’re tempted to make faith ‘convenient’—easy to attend, easy to follow, easy to learn.

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But Jesus calls us to something deeper: a follow me lifestyle, not just a follow up program.

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When churches focus on endless ‘follow-up’, they risk creating perpetual immaturity, keeping people as consumers rather than disciples. Church isn’t a spiritual or social product; it’s a community of self-devoted followers.

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At Divergent Church, we are devoted to Jesus, His mission, and one another.

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WE ARE… DEVOTED

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4. The Great Vision – Direction (WHERE)

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“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9 NIV)

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Our vision is God’s vision: a righteous, forgiven, and unified people from every nation, tribe, and language—one global Church in Christ (Galatians 3:28).

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The Kingdom of God is already here (Matthew 3:2, 4:17; Luke 17:20), is continually advancing (John 3:3; Matthew 12:28), and will one day come in full (2 Timothy 4:1; 1 Corinthians 15:50).

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It’s not about politics or power—Jesus’ Kingdom breaks into every sphere of life: families, workplaces, communities, and nations (John 18:36).

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WE SEEK… HIS KINGDOM COME

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Our Mission:

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At Divergent Church, we’re committed to making disciples who make disciples, who become the Church in Christ.

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Our mission is to make:

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ALL IN DISCIPLES, DEVOTED TO HIS KINGDOM COME

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