1. The Substance We Need Tim “TA” Adams Associate Pastor 8/25/13

2. “WHAT MILLENNIALS REALLY WANT FROM THE CHURCH IS NOT A CHANGE IN STYLE BUT A CHANGE IN SUBSTANCE.” - Rachel Held Evans, CNN beliefs blog

3. “The American church is dying, not from lack of effective evangelism, nor from lack of resources, but from lack of effective discipleship.” - Michael Ramsden, European Director of Ravi Zacharias Ministries.

4. “When a person makes a confession of faith and is never taken through a formal discipleship process, there is little hope of seeing genuine spiritual transformation.” - Dr. Howard Hendricks, Dallas Theological Seminary

5. Who is a disciple?

6. A disciple is a life long process of someone who learns the gospel, relates to the gospel and communicates the gospel.

7. Who is a disciple? A disciple is a life long process of someone who learns the gospel, relates to the gospel and communicates the gospel. The Gospel both MAKES and MATURES us as disciples

8. Who is a disciple? What I needed was a deeper comprehension of the cross and the resurrection. I needed to know that Jesus’s sacrifice is sufficient, not just for pre-Christian failures but for post-Christian life long failures.

10. “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” Ephesians 4:11-12

11. ACTS 2:42-47

12. The Substance We Need: Community

13. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching

14. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships

15. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships Service

16. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships Service Accountability

17. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships Service Accountability Prayer

18. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships Service Accountability Prayer Growth

19. The Substance We Need: Community Teaching Relationships Service Accountability Prayer Growth Encouragement