2. Unlocking and preparing our hearts for the journey of discipleship

3. “Guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23)

4. TRANSPARENCY TEACHABILITY TENACITY

5. Helps us keep our hearts in check TRANSPARENCY

6. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) TRANSPARENCY

7. Jesus said “In the world you will have tribulation, troubles and great pressure.” (John 16:33) TRANSPARENCY

8. Humility – a willingness to be known for who you really are… TRANSPARENCY

9. “But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, He will speak only what He hears…” TEACHABILITY

10. “…And He will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to Me by taking what is Mine and making it known to you.” (John 16:13-15) TEACHABILITY

11. The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly… TENACITY

12. Synonyms: persistence, determination, perseverance, constancy, diligence, firmness of purpose… TO STEP OUT BOLDLY TENACITY

13. “He drew me up out of the mud and mire, He set my feet upon a rock and He steadied me as I walked along.” (Psalm 40:2) TENACITY

14. “He makes our feet like the feet of a deer, He causes me to stand on the heights.” (2 Samuel 22:33) TENACITY

15. TRANSPARENCY – With God, ourselves and others TEACHABILITY - Trusting the Holy Spirit will teach us as we eagerly and actively listen, and want to learn TENACITY – Let’s identify and take those next steps in our discipleship journey boldy, as we follow Jesus