Disciples
Are…
For
the
past
year
we
have
explored
what
it
means
to
be
called
by
God….a
natural
move
is
to
now
explore
in
great
depth
the
outcome
or
result
of
God’s
call,
which
is
Discipleship.
The
call
we
answer
is
to
a
specific
form
of
Discipleship…..as
we
are
Disciples
of
Jesus
Christ.
Jesus’
charge
from
God
is
to
transform
the
world,
to
actualize
God’s
Kingdom
(though
the
word
‘Kindom’
is
perhaps
a
more
understandable
metaphor
for
Gospel-hearers
in
21st
Century
America),
and
thus
our
Discipleship
is
not
an
inwardly
focused,
individualized
activity…..but
is
focused
on
others…..we
are
Disciples
on
behalf
of
the
world!
December
says,
“For
it
is
the
God
who
said,
‘Let
light
shine
out
of
darkness,’
who
has
shone
in
our
hearts
to
give
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
God
in
the
face
of
Jesus
Christ.”
Disciples
expect
the
dazzling
light
of
Christ
to
transform
the
world.
Disciples
are
able
to
see
beyond
the
darkness
of
the
world
to
the
coming
light
of
God
that
glimmers
on
the
horizon.
Living
in
this
sense
of
expectation
gives
disciples
hope
and
joy
and
contentment
and
purpose
–
gifts
to
share
with
a
world
that
isn’t
sure
the
darkness
will
ever
end!