Discipleship at Loris FBC
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)
One of the most important things we can do to continue our progress towards “Christ-likeness” is to learn “all things whatsoever Christ has taught” (Matthew 28:20). Though we can’t learn everything there is to know in just one or two days (nor in one or two “decades”!), we should be constantly growing in our knowledge of the Word of God…and learning better how to apply it in the lost and fallen culture that we live in all around us. To help you grow, the Evangelism and Discipleship Committee is offering several different Discipleship Classes this fall as options for you to choose from based on what you think would benefit your Christian walk at this time in your life. These classes will all begin on September 12th (with a few exceptions). Sign up lists are provided in the Bell Tower area. Please sign up for a class you want or call the church office by Sunday, September 5th. Each class will have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 students.
Radical (Sundays: February 13 through May 15; Tuesdays: February 15 through May 17) - “Blessed (Happy!) is the man…who delights in the Lord Jesus and in His Word meditates both day and night.” (Psalm 1:1-2, paraphrase)
For our SPRING 2022 Discipleship Semester, Loris FBC will be offering a discipleship class for all adults called “BEING A RADICAL DISCIPLE OF JESUS”. This 10-week course based on the book “RADICAL”, by David Platt (former SBC President) will challenge you to consider whether or not you are actually being a disciple according to how Jesus Christ defined “true” disciples of His. This course will help you separate the difference between a Christian who is a “casual” follower of Jesus who is actually pursuing the American Dream -verses- a “radical” follower of Jesus who is sacrificially pursuing the Great Commission as the Lord commands. This course will be held on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. beginning on February 13th. There will be CHILD CARE PROVIDED AS NEEDED and options to attend this class each week “in person” or “on-line” (through Google Meets). Please contact the church office to sign up.
Mentoring (start and length of time varies) – Begin “mentored” by a mature “Christian” mentor will help you understand what the “Disciplines of a Godly Man” (for men) or the “Disciplines of a Godly Woman” (for women) are. As you learn what these biblical mandated disciplines are…your mentor will help in guiding you to ways to implement these disciplines into your lives so that you know what to be thinking and doing to be more “Christ-like” in a non-Christian culture.
