Jesus is the one who calls us ‘come follow me’. The call to be a disciple of Jesus demands a wholehearted, whole life response, which identifies Jesus Christ as Lord.
What would Jesus look like in your shoes and situation? From the very first disciples until now, Jesus has been shaping and forming disciples to follow him in every place. Seventy-two recognises the nature of being life-long followers of Jesus gets tough for all of us, in different seasons of life. We aim to be a community of like-minded Jesus followers and invite all who recognise the Lordship of Jesus Christ to share in our journey of mutual discovery and encouragement. We follow as individuals, but if you have a leadership role within the church you will want to do your very best to cultivate an environment in which other disciples can grow and thrive. Today, personal discipleship is the most crucial issue for the church across the UK and we are calling everyone to this priority.
Inspiring Discipleship Articles and Resources
Divine Campaign: The Bible
At the coronation of King Charles the Third, he was handed a Bible and was told these words… "Sir: to keep you ever mindful of the law and the Gospel of God as the Rule for the whole life and government of Christian Princes, receive this Book, the most valuable thing...
Divine Campaign: Creation
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.They have no speech, they use no...
Appointed to Rebuild
I want to introduce you to my friend Roman whom I met recently, as a result of an invitation by Future Leadership Foundation, who are focused on developing Christian leaders globally. He’s very focused on being called by Jesus Christ to follow him and serve the...
Jesus Shaped People
A senior Church leader recently gave me 30 seconds to describe what Jesus Shaped People does. I said, ‘We help churches make the things that matter to Jesus, matter to them’. In John 14 Jesus did not indicate that he ‘knows the way’ or even that he, ‘shows the way’...
Breaking the Silence
It’s been over 25 years but I still distinctly remember what was one of the most challenging conversations of my young adult life. I’d just taken on the role of President of the University Christian Union and one of my friends, a very gifted worship leader, asked to...
Growing in godly confidence
‘But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.’ Jeremiah 17:7 Each Christian has, what we at LICC call, a ‘frontline’ — the places where we spend our time, especially with people who don’t know Jesus. Whether that’s work, home, the shops,...
Webinar: Getting Started with the Discipleship Cycle
Imagine if we had a whole congregation who don’t see listening as the goal of their engagement with the word of God, but knowing God in their every day. Imagine if we had a whole congregation who not only heard God speaking to them on a weekly basis, but intentionally...
The Right Place at the Right Time
Have you ever been to some of the places where Jesus, His disciples or bible characters actually walked? At the beginning of the year, I was in Jordan standing on the same mountain that Moses stood on, overlooking the “promised land”. It’s amazing how the bible...
Belonging, believing and behaving
Everyone wants the fruit of the kingdom of God. Any brief conversation with someone, anyone, not yet a follower of Jesus, around who they want to be will reveal elements of this reality. Sarah, desperate for love, but working with such an individualised definition and...
Will I be better next year?
Do you plan to grow as a disciple of Jesus next year? I always take some time out, at the beginning of each year, to plan in what I sense need to be my priorities for the year ahead. If the time I need to do that wasn’t already in my diary it wouldn’t happen. The...