Followers of the Way Ministries Podcast (Central Florida)

This message shows that in the Christ Apprenticeship, love is not a feeling but a commanded, deliberate way of life that aligns every decision with the heart of God. Rooted in Jesus’ two greatest commandments, it calls disciples to love God with their whole being and to love their neighbor through mercy, sacrifice, and action, reordering priorities, relationships, and responses. The message concludes by confronting the forces that close our hearts and challenges believers to prove their discipleship not by what they claim, but by who they are becoming.

This message calls disciples of Jesus to mirror Christ not only in belief but in everyday, horizontal interactions: how we think, speak, judge, and act toward others. It exposes four early-stage dynamics that distort Christian witness: dehumanization, bureaucratization, moral justification, and silence, showing how each dulls conscience, distances compassion, and contradicts God’s image in humanity, with clear biblical patterns and warnings. The outline contrasts shallow, checkbox-style “Cereal Box Christianity” with the Christ Jesus Apprenticeship Program, urging believers to pursue a cross-shaped faith that reorders life, resists culture, and aligns conduct with the heart and mercy of the Master.

True Christians aren’t just called to know doctrine but to embody Christ in real-world practice, especially toward those the culture labels as “enemies” or outsiders. Anchored in Ephesians 2 and the “But God” mercy moment, we look at the dangers of dehumanizing rhetoric and how hardened hearts are early-warning patterns that believers must discern and resist with Scripture-shaped allegiance that supersedes partisan identity. Jesus’ rebuke of religious hypocrisy (Matthew 23) calls the church to reject silence and return to the “weightier matters”: justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

God’s covenant promises are multigenerational, extending from Abraham through Christ to believers and their children, with the New Covenant fulfilling and securing these promises by faith. Children of believers are covenantally set apart and entrusted with great spiritual privilege, but this also brings responsibility for parents to raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. While salvation must be personally embraced, faithful covenant stewardship leaves a legacy of faith and places children in a unique position of accountability before God.

Everybody says they are a Christian. Everybody believes in God. Everybody goes to some kind of church. But Jesus did not say, “Make converts.” He said, “Make disciples.” In this episode, we talk about what that really means. To be a Christian is to be a disciple of Christ, a learner and an apprentice. Discipleship is not casual, seasonal, or self directed. It is a way of life shaped by learning, practice, obedience, and imitation. Like an apprenticeship, following Jesus means watching the Master, learning His ways, putting truth into practice, and growing over time. It moves us from information to transformation, from hearing to doing. Discipleship changes the inner life, shaping character, habits, and behavior until our lives begin to reflect Christ Himself. Following Jesus is not just about believing. It is about becoming.

Introduction to 2 Timothy Series | 2 Timothy Series

Our world is marked by conflict, strife, and division because peace was shattered by human rebellion, producing injustice, oppression, and hostility at every level of life. Scripture teaches that true peace, shalom, is not the absence of conflict but the restoration God brings through the Messiah, who embodies peace by holding justice and reconciliation together, confronting evil with truth while healing relationships through shepherding love rather than coercion. As the true Body of Christ, we are called to live under His lordship and actively seek the peace of the city by truth-telling, restorative justice, reconciliation, and peacemaking that reflects God’s original design for human flourishing.

The Birth of Christ (Part 2) | Christmas Message Series

The birth of Christ reminds us that the Christmas story isn’t just something we remember once a year, but a revelation of how God works in real lives to bring about His purposes. God honored Mary’s singleness as a fitting context for obedience and chose Joseph as a righteous man who protected, provided, and obeyed God despite cost, showing that worth and calling come from submission to God’s Word, not cultural expectations. Together, they challenge us to examine whether our lives, families, and work reflect the same trust, obedience, and alignment with what God values.

The Work is Here

A spiritually healthy life begins when Scripture becomes our greatest delight, reshaping our desires, habits, and emotional responses so that our hearts naturally crave God and His Word. By meditating deeply on Scripture and responding to every emotion with God’s truth, believers retrain both mind and soul to find peace, strength, and stability in Him rather than in cultural, worldly patterns or self-powered solutions.

A spiritually victorious home is one in which God’s Word holds absolute authority, shaping how we live, think, speak, and lead ourselves and our families. True power, dominion, and spiritual fruit come only when we submit fully to Scripture’s design: obedience in life, obedience in thought, building a God-centered life, building marriages, raising children, and leading generations through sacrificial love, intentional discipleship, and unwavering obedience to God’s truth.

Revelation 11 shows that instead of focusing on end-times speculation, the Church is called to recognize itself as God’s temple and His Spirit-empowered witnesses, commissioned to carry out His mission in the world. Like the lampstands and olive trees of Zechariah 4, believers experience victory, authority, and effectiveness only when their lives draw power from the Holy Spirit rather than from their own strength.

1 Timothy (Part 35) | 1 Timothy Series

Revelation 10 shows that in the midst of judgment, Christ, the divine Messenger, commissions His Church to receive and proclaim God’s revealed plan with both its sweetness and bitterness. The “little scroll” symbolizes the Church’s Spirit-empowered responsibility to internalize God’s Word and bear faithful, authoritative witness to Christ’s redemptive and righteous purposes in the world.

1 Timothy (Part 34) | 1 Timothy Series

Revelation shows that God dominates chaos, even disasters, demonic torment, and deception serve His sovereign purposes. Catastrophic events throughout history are not random but act as divine instruments: they judge sin, call unbelievers to repentance, refine the faithful, and reveal His absolute control over creation. Whether through calamity, Satan’s limited power, or false teaching, God's rule remains supreme, using every form of chaos to awaken hearts, purify faith, and advance His plan of redemption in Christ.

Revelation draws on the language and imagery of the Hebrew Scriptures to show that the same God who acted in the past will act again to judge evil, redeem His people, and restore creation. Prophecy reveals God’s unchanging character, points to Christ’s redemptive work, calls for repentance and holy living, and assures believers that history is moving toward the fulfillment of His sovereign plan.

Prophecy throughout Scripture demonstrates God’s sovereignty, points to Christ’s fulfilled and future work, calls His people to repentance and holiness, and offers hope in His ultimate restoration plan; with roughly 68% of all biblical prophecies already fulfilled, believers can trust God’s promises. John, through the Holy Spirit, references these cyclical and intensifying prophetic patterns, seen across books like Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Joel when talking about the seals, trumpets, and bowls. These references remind Christians to live with vigilance, confidence, and endurance as God’s redemptive plan moves toward completion in Christ.

1 Timothy (Part 35) | 1 Timothy Series