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Primary Text: Mark 10:35–45; Revelation 14:4

James and John wanted positions of honor beside Jesus. The other disciples became angry—not necessarily because they didn't want the same thing, but perhaps because James and John asked first. Jesus gathered them together and described how power normally works. Rulers seek recognition, authority, and control. Then Jesus said: “But among you it will be different.” Mark 10:43 gives this week its name: Ten43. Following Jesus changes what we pursue, how we measure greatness, and why we participate in church. Consumer Christianity asks whether the church is meeting our needs. Discipleship asks whether Jesus is forming us to meet others with His love. We do not serve to earn God’s love. We serve because the One who loves us came not to be served, but to serve.

Primary Text: 2 Samuel 6:1–15; 1 Chronicles 15:18–24; 1 Chronicles 26:4–8

Obed-Edom did not plan to receive the Ark of the Covenant into his home. Its arrival came suddenly, after tragedy interrupted David’s attempt to move it to Jerusalem. Yet for three months, the visible symbol of God’s presence remained with Obed-Edom and his household—and everything began to change. God’s presence did not merely visit Obed-Edom’s house. God’s presence formed Obed-Edom’s household. When the Ark later moved to Jerusalem, Obed-Edom did not simply return to his former life. He and his family continued serving near the presence of God. What began as an unexpected interruption became the center around which a household and future generations were formed. This week asks a deeply personal question: What happens when the presence of God is not merely welcomed occasionally, but allowed to shape the way a household lives?

Primary Text: Ephesians 4:11–16

Jesus did not design the church so that a few people would perform ministry while everyone else watched. He gives different gifts to different people. Leaders equip the church, and the whole body grows as each person participates in the work of love. This does not mean everyone must preach, lead a program, or serve in the same way. Some teach. Some encourage. Some listen. Some welcome. Some pray. Some notice people whom others overlook. Some create spaces where people feel safe enough to be honest. The body needs every part. We grow in Jesus as we help others grow toward Jesus.

Primary Text: Mark 7:31–37

The crowd brought Jesus a man who could not hear and could barely speak. They saw his condition and asked Jesus to fix it. Jesus saw the man. He took him away from the crowd, entered his world, and cared for him personally. Jesus did not turn the man’s need into a public performance. He protected his dignity and treated him as someone beloved. Disciple-making must never reduce people to projects, numbers, testimonies, or spiritual assignments. The crowd brought a condition. Jesus received a person.

Primary Text: Luke 5:1–11

Peter’s boat was his workplace. It held his nets, his experience, his disappointments, and the evidence of a night that had produced nothing. Then Jesus stepped into it.

Jesus did not call Peter because Jesus was helpless without him. Jesus called Peter because Peter needed Jesus. By inviting Peter to join His work, Jesus began changing the fisherman from within. Disciple-making is not merely how other people come to know Jesus. It is one of the ways we come to know Jesus more deeply.

Primary Text: 2 Kings 6:8–23; Psalm 23:5; John 14:6

Elisha knew where the enemy was. God had given him accurate information about the movements of the Aramean army. But the story does not end with Elisha possessing correct information. When the enemy was placed within his power, Elisha did not destroy them. He fed them. This week reminds us that truth is not merely something we know, explain, defend, or prove. Truth is meant to shape the way we see people and respond to them. Information can help us find the enemy. Life with the One who is Truth teaches us to feed the enemy.

Primary Text: Acts 8:26–40

Philip did not create the Ethiopian’s spiritual hunger. The Holy Spirit was already working before Philip arrived. The man was already traveling. He was already reading Scripture. He was already asking questions. God had been preparing the conversation long before Philip understood what was happening. Disciple-making is not manufacturing interest in Jesus. It is learning to recognize where Jesus is already present and becoming available to join Him there. This week, we will practice listening before speaking, asking before assuming, and trusting that God is already at work.

Primary Text: John15:1–8

Jesus does not begin disciple-making by demanding fruit. He begins by inviting us to remain connected to Him. A branch does not produce fruit by trying harder. It produces fruit because life flows into it from the vine. In the same way, spiritual life cannot be manufactured through pressure, guilt, or religious activity. It grows from an ongoing relationship with Jesus. This week, we will learn to remain. Life produces fruit. Fruit reproduces life.

Primary Text: Matthew 28:16–20

Jesus’ final command was clear: “Go and make disciples.” Before we rush to create a plan, however, we need to sit honestly before His words. This week is not about guilt. It is not about blaming ourselves or one another for what we have failed to do. It is an invitation to tell Jesus the truth, receive His grace, and ask Him to teach us how to live as His disciples. We begin with confession, not pressure.

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