Discipleship

I am reading the gospel of Mark now. Wow! What a fast-moving book. Mark keeps us moving through the life of Jesus as He is portrayed as a Man of action. Mark shows us that Jesus is a Servant busy about his Father's business. As a parent/disciple of Christ I am reminded that I must always be about the Lord's business - as a servant to others. Servants are constantly involved in the lives of people.


In Mark 3:13-15 we could the perfect distillation of discipleship. In chapters 1 and 2 of Mark we read how Jesus is a Servant at work: healing, comforting, teaching. In chapter 3 Jesus chooses His twelve disciples. What is the purpose of this new relationship? 1) So that they might be with Him and 2)so that they might be sent out by Him. They are to be equipped by Him, through example and instruction, in order to be able to serve and minister like Him.

Jesus is our example as parents to disciple our own children. We are called to intentionally be WITH our children - modeling for them how we teach others, serve the sick, visit shut ins, so that they might learn from our example. Then in the midst of our service with our children we instruct them.

Your thoughts? How do you disciple your own children? I would love to hear from you!