The Heart of Titus 2

Originally posted September 11, 2011

“Have you ever been discipled?” my friend asked me some 12 years ago.

Honestly, I did not even really know what that meant. “Discipled?” I’ve been in the church since before I was born and received Christ as my Savior when I was about 10 years old, but I had never heard of “discipling someone”. To be honest, I felt a bit embarrassed that I had never heard of this before, but God had a plan even then for what you are about to read.

So what is this exactly? Well, the best way I know to explain it is that it’s a friendship similar to the friendship Jesus had with His disciples….thus the name. There is usually one person who may be further along in their walk with Christ who sort of leads the other person(s) in various ways to grow in their own spiritual walk. They just have a friendship where they intentionally use their time together to grow closer to Christ.

That’s the heart of Titus 2:4 Women! It’s a place where ladies of all walks and seasons can come every week. Everyone has experiences that can help others grow.  Everyone can encourage someone else….with a hug, a note, scripture or a kind word. We laugh together; we cry together; but above all else we grow closer to God and one another. This isn’t a class about homework or a particular study. This is a class about relationship! Primarily it’s about growing our relationship with Christ and secondly growing our relationships with one another.

The verses around Titus 2:4 speak about investing in the lives of others by example and teaching so that we may live Godly lives. This is the core of discipleship.

My heart’s desire for this class is that God would allow one-on-one discipling relationships to form within the class so that ladies are meeting outside of class to grow together and encourage one another. We live such fast-paced lives taking some time to “be discipled” or “to disciple” may not be familiar to us but it is the most basic command that Jesus left with us…….”go make disciples”(Matt 28:19).

Just yesterday, I had a conversation with that same friend who said, “You know when we started a discipling relationship some 10 years ago, I had no idea what God would do with your life, but it is amazing to see that the Holy Spirit is the one discipling and leading you now and that’s always the goal”. I can honestly say this relationship has been the catalyst for real spiritual change in my life. In a sense, it is what awakened me to the excitement and thrill of my own relationship with Christ.

So I ask you friend, “have you ever been discipled?” or “who are you discipling?”

We welcome you to Titus 2:4 Women where we are learning and growing together!

Blessings,

Amy