At the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry He called people to follow Him. Jesus’ call was a call to discipleship. When Jesus rose from the grave He gave those disciples the mandate to “go make disciples”. It is from Jesus’ way of discipleship that we model discipleship at Restore Church.

• Weekend services

• Prayer meetings

• Message based small groups

• Monthly men’s service

• Quarterly marriage service

• Bible classes

• Freedom retreats

• Local outreach

• Global mission trips

These are some of the ways that we are intentional about making disciples at Restore Church. The reality is that disciples are discipled and disciples disciple. We see discipleship as cyclical. It never stops. Until you stand before Jesus or until Jesus returns, you will never graduate from or out of being discipled or discipling.

Discipleship is our mandate.

From the life of Jesus we discover what fellowship looks like and means. Jesus ate meals with people He knew and with people He didn’t know. He walked with people He knew and didn’t know. It is from Jesus’ way of fellowship that we model fellowship at Restore Church.

Although all of our scheduled meetings have components of fellowship to them and in them, none of them are the means to the end of fellowship. Biblical fellowship demands that we do actual life together.

• We eat together

• We serve one another

• We share with one another

• We get together to have fun

Fellowship is something we see in creation with the Trinity. Fellowship is something we see in the Garden with God walking with Adam and Eve. Fellowship is something we see in the development and construction of the tabernacle. Fellowship is something we see Jesus demonstrating with His life. Fellowship is something we see fully functioning with the early church.

Fellowship is our privilege.

Jesus often withdrew to lonely places to pray by himself. Jesus regularly prayed with others. Jesus participated in annual Jewish festivals that involved prayer. Jesus taught His disciples how to pray. It is from Jesus’ way of prayer that we model prayer at Restore Church.

• We daily withdraw from the details of our day to be alone with God and to pray. Personal prayer is powerful.

• We gather and pray together weekly, on Sundays during service and at our midweek prayer meeting. Corporate prayer is powerful.

• We have annual prayer initiatives with intentional focus’. Scheduled prayer is powerful.

• We teach people how to pray. Prayer discipleship is powerful.

In all of these, we pray with faith, fervor, and expectation. We lay hands on one another. We anoint the sick with oil. We stand in the gap for others.

Prayer is our priority.