Reforming Church | Disciples - Part 2

About this series: In some senses nothing has changed - the church is still the church, with the same values, the same vision and the same people. Yet, so much has changed - we are now onsite and online, people are still going through a historic event and church life will never be quite the same again. A series on the church is therefore very timely and will hopefully remind people of the unchangeable nature of the church as well as envisioning people for what has changed. We’re framing this series of Sunday talks around eight terms used in the New Testament to describe the church - people, family, community, temple, unity, body, disciples, witnesses. These are the words the New Testament uses to describe the Spirit-empowered people of God and these are key elements for how we want to build Citygate. About this talk: Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20 At Citygate we talk about ‘Seeing lives transformed every day across the Bay.’ By which we mean seeing lives transformed to become disciples of Jesus and then to go on being transformed as disciples of Jesus. It is this mission that Jesus gave to his first followers: "Go and make disciples of all nations." It's a clear and concise statement to those who are already engaged in the dynamic process of following Jesus, calling them to make him known to others, helping them to become disciples too. The purpose is to make disciples; the plan is to witness to what we have seen and heard; the power comes from the Holy Spirit.