Switch

When Jesus stepped onto the stage of history, He didn’t set out with the goal of simply starting a new religion. He came to introduce a whole new way of life defined by loving God with all we are and loving others as He has loved us. In this Plan, we will journey through Matthew’s Gospel with the purpose of making Jesus’ way of life, our way of life.

Learning the Jesus Way of Life

What is my purpose? This question is so important because how you answer it will determine the direction of your life—which is also what makes it so overwhelming. That’s why, over the next five days, we’re diving in to discover how to find and fulfill our calling so that we can live free from anxiety about the future and be confident that God will use us for good.

The Calling: How to Discover Your God-Given Purpose

What do you value most? What is your priority? That thing that comes before everything else. Is it God? Family? Friends? Fame? Wealth? Clout? During these next four days we are going to explore what we value most and discover how the spiritual disciplines of fasting and worship work together to help us keep first things first.

Make Room

What makes you, you? A set of internal characteristics? External behaviors? Your likes and dislikes? In part 3 of Becoming Like Jesus, we will discover that before we were or had any of those things, we were made, loved, saved, and called by our Creator. And because He made us, what God says about us is the most true thing about us.

Becoming Like Jesus: Who Am I?

As followers of Christ, we are not primarily citizens of any earthly nation, but of God’s Kingdom! So our way of operating in the world should represent our true allegiance. We are called to be Kingdom people. What does a Kingdom person look like? Jesus gives us the best description in His most famous sermon—the Sermon on the Mount.

Kingdom People

One of the best ways to become more like Jesus is by making His habits our habits. We do that through the practice of spiritual disciplines. In this Plan, we are going to learn the disciplines of confession, agreeing with God, and repentance, aiming our lives toward God.

Becoming Like Jesus: Confession and Repentance

AW Tozer once said that what comes to mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you. Why? Because the way you see God shapes the way you see everything else. Throughout this Plan, we will learn to see God for who He really is and understand why He is worthy of our full devotion. Welcome to part 1 of Becoming Like Jesus!

Becoming Like Jesus: Who Is God?

We have been created by God to live a life that makes a difference. But where do we start? We start by becoming people who pray. Why? Because prayer connects us to God and helps us become more like Jesus. In the final part of this collection of Plans, we will walk through the most famous prayer ever prayed—the Lord’s Prayer—and discover the powerful practice we have been invited into.

Becoming Like Jesus: Prayer

As followers of Christ, one of the most powerful things we can do is develop spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines are the habits and practices that help us become like Jesus. This Plan is all about fasting and abstinence—two disciplines that help us say no to our desires so we can say yes to following Jesus.