Before You Begin
A Life with Christ for His World
Know Christ · Become Like Christ · Make Christ Known
What does a maturing disciple of Jesus look like? This course explores a life rooted in God's grace: knowing Christ, becoming like him, and making him known. These are connected dimensions of the Christian life, not stages we finish and leave behind.
Through faith in Jesus Christ, we receive the forgiveness he secured through his death for us. Our sins no longer stand against us: we are reconciled to God, welcomed as his children, and given his Spirit. This is the joy of belonging to God under his new covenant of grace.
From this foundation, we learn to live in fellowship with God, to trust and obey him in every area of life, and to serve alongside his people for the good of his world. We depend on the Holy Spirit, through the Son, to the glory of the Father.
The Picture We Are Exploring
The center reminds us that discipleship begins with God's saving work and our union and communion with Christ. The surrounding dimensions describe a life that grows from this relationship. Maturity is not perfection or a checklist of achievements; it is ongoing growth in Christ by God's grace.
Six Conversations
- Brought to God
- Abiding in Christ
- Becoming Like Christ
- A Whole Life Under Christ
- Making Christ Known
- A Life Moving Toward Maturity
Before You Begin
This course welcomes newer believers and those who want to renew their understanding of discipleship. Read prayerfully, bring your questions, and take time to reflect. You do not need to know every answer.
For Conversation 1, allow approximately 20–30 minutes for personal preparation or 45–60 minutes for group discussion. These are guides, not deadlines. Scripture readings use the NET Bible, Second Edition.