Followers of Jesus continually grow as followers of Jesus. - 2 peter 3:18
2 Peter 3:18 ESV
18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Have the congregation repeat, “I still need to grow.”
grace - outworking of God’s goodness to us
knowledge - understanding as a result of perceiving, learning, and reasoning a particular truth
Followers of Jesus help others follow Jesus.
Matthew 28:16–17 ESV
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.
Matthew 28:18 ESV
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Matthew 28:19–20 ESV
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
