Discipleship

Discipleship is being called to walk with Christ, equipped to live like Christ, and sent by Christ to love and serve others in the world! We want to suggest that there are five marks of discipleship that become a part of the life of someone who is following Jesus. The marks are: Worship, Service, Growing in understanding, Inviting and Encouraging, and Giving. By helping people develop these areas of their lives, we help people to grow in their relationship with God and their discipleship in the world.

​Growing in these five areas allows us to live out the mission we set forth for ourselves in our mission statement and to live whole, healthy lives in the sight of God.


Five Essential Tools For Your Faith Toolbox:

• Worship
• Serve
• Grow
• Invite/Encourage
• Give/Generosity

 

• Worship Every Week! We offer regular worship experiences  each weekend with special services on Wednesdays during Advent and Lent. There are also other special worship opportunities such as healing and prayer services. These experiences are centered on God's Word, given to us through the Bible and in the bread and wine of Communion. Seasonal changes are made to each service.
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• Serve faithfully. Find a ministry (such as being a greeter or singing in the choir, helping with fellowship or youth ministry) and become involved in your congregation and in our outreach mission in our community. Just ask us for ways to serve!

 

• Grow in your faith and understanding of God. Nurture the gift of faith within you. Attend a Bible study or other educational or nurturing experience to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Invite and Encourage. Relationships matter. We believe that God has modeled relationship for us in the Holy Trinity. We believe that being a part of a faith community allows us to glimpse what God intends for us. We encourage each other and support each other. We celebrate our joys together and we worship and serve as the most central way of being in community, together.

 

• Give/Generosity.  A life of generosity means living with an open hand, ready to give but also to receive. Generosity looks like many things, and people measure that in different ways. Most people associate it with giving to support something. There are many great ways to put your dollars to work to change the world. We ask people to make an intentional financial commitment to grow God's kingdom through Lord of Life Lutheran Church. We emphasize percentage giving with the tithe (10%) being our Biblical example, but we recognize that giving is a journey of growth. Not everyone will begin with a tithe. Consider growing your giving by 1% each year until you reach a tithe. 

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