Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is core to who we are and what we are called to be.  A disciple is someone who follows Jesus Christ.  The historical context of a disciple is found within the Jewish tradition of a rabbi and a rabbi’s disciples.  An ancient phrase found in Jewish tradition is being “covered by the dust of our rabbi”.  That is our hope and calling, to be covered in the dust of our teacher, master, Savior, Jesus Christ. 

As disciples, we begin with belief being the foundation of faith.  What do we believe about God?  There are three main components to our belief about God:  God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We believe in God the Father is the creator and maker of heaven and earth.  God created us in His image.  We believe in God the Son is our Savior and Messiah who came to be with us through Jesus Christ.  Jesus is God incarnate, who lived, taught, healed, was betrayed, arrested, crucified, died, was buried, and rose on the third day.  We believe in God the Holy Spirit, the Advocate who dwells in us and amongst us.  We also believe that God loves us first.

Our journey in following Jesus begins with spiritual curiosity and transitions to believing the truths about God.  Our first discipleship foundational truth is that we believe in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that God loves us first. 

Scripture - John 20:31 ; 1 John 4:9-12