Our Mission As Disciples
To Strengthen and Equip Believers to Know Jesus as Their Joy, Freedom, and Life.
I first came across this phrasing in a newsletter from The Hill. It struck me deeply, because it doesn’t just describe a ministry—it captures the mission of every disciple of Christ: to strengthen and equip others to know Jesus as their joy, their freedom, and their life.
Jesus as Our Joy
Jesus said, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11). Joy isn’t the absence of trials—it’s Christ’s presence in them. Like Paul in prison writing “Rejoice always” (Philippians 4:4), we learn joy is not circumstantial but relational.
Disciples are called and empowered to embody that joy so others see Christ as the source.
Jesus as Our Freedom
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
Freedom is not the license to do whatever we want—it’s the power to do what we were created for, to love.
Galatians 5:1 reminds us that Christ set us free for a purpose: to love and serve others.
Disciples help lead others out of the prison of sin and into the freedom of life in Christ.
Jesus as Our Life
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Paul put it this way: “For to me, to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21). Life in Christ is not about behavior modification; it is about resurrection transformation.
Discipleship is about abiding in Him so deeply that His life flows through us—and then leading others to do the same.
The Call for Every Disciple
This is not a slogan. It’s our shared mission: to live in such a way that others see Jesus as their joy, freedom, and life. It’s the opportunity—and responsibility—of every disciple.
Jesus' joy sustains.
Jesus' freedom releases.
Jesus' life transforms.
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