How will we move people into a closer relationship with God?

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But how?

The process of helping people grow into a more mature relationship with Jesus is what disicipleship is all about. How will we do it?

Answer: Know God, Love God, Serve God

Sound too simple? It is. These three steps must go in the same order they are stated. If you are going to serve God, then you will have to love Him. No one can serve God rightly if they do not do it out of love for Him. Do you know what friends you enjoy serving the most? It is the ones whom you love the most.

Think of the weight that is lifted off of your back when you think about serving out pure love rather than out of pure duty or fear. 1 John 4:18 states, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love." This is how God wants you to serve Him.

Some of you may be thinking, "Crap! I don't love God! Now I'm really in for it!" or "If I don't love God, then what? Can I make myself love God?"

Answer: If you are going to love God, then you must know God. No one just loves God. We love Him instead because of who He is and what He has done. 1 John 4:19 states, "We love, because God first loved us." It is only when really come to know God's love for us that we in return love Him and hence serve Him out of love. "So we know and believe the love which God has for us" (1 John 4:16).

Trinity Life Church will disciple people by helping them to Know God out of which they come to Love God out of which they are able to joyfully Serve God. We do not serve God because we do not love God. We do not love God because we do not know God.