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In this sermon, Wade Coffey discusses what it means to be a disciple devoted to becoming like Jesus by allowing His rule and reign to grow in every area of life. He unpacks how the Kingdom of God—described by Jesus as a seed or yeast—quietly but powerfully transforms our hearts, values, relationships, and spheres of influence. Through Scripture and practical insight, Wade invites listeners to consider where Jesus is truly reigning in their lives and how discipleship is less about behavior management and more about surrendering to the King who changes everything He touches.

What does it mean to be a disciple who's truly connected to Jesus? In this teaching, Wade Coffey unpacks the importance of intentionally spending time with Him and offers practical ways to make that a reality. Like tuning an instrument, our souls must be regularly dialed down from the noise of the world to hear God's voice and walk in His truth. Through Scripture, practical steps, and personal reflection, we'll explore how abiding in God empowers us to live set apart — and why it's essential if we want to lead others to do the same.

Explore practical tools for sharing your faith, and for moving toward deeper, more personal disciple-making. Also learn about the critical role of the Holy Spirit, the true master laborer in the harvest, and how partnering with Him transforms our efforts into lasting impact.

Wade Coffey shares about the role of prayer in engaging the harvest. Listen as Wade and other share inspiring stories and tools for praying for those who are far from God.

There has been a shift in recent years. Many reports are indicating a movement in our culture towards Jesus. With spiritual hunger on the rise, it is important for disciples of Jesus to understand how to be workers in the harvest who help raise up more workers in the harvest.

Hear from various microchurch leaders as they share a foundational truth that has played a major role in their lives and their walks with the Lord!

Wade Coffey shares an experience he had with the Lord. In this encounter God showed Wade how he fills will build his church and fill everything in every way. In this powerful message Wade confronts fear and invites you to experience the power of the love of God.

Being a discipleship comes at a cost. It is important to consider this cost to surrender all to King Jesus. Cameron invites you to consider what is the cost of discipleship alongside the cost of not being a disciple.

Money matters to God. But, more specifically, how we relate to money matters to God. The money matters teams heads up resourcing and equipping microchurches in ways to disciple people in what the Bible says about money. They have provided microchurch resources for discipleship in the are of relating to money. They are partnering with a couple that serves the vineyard movement to have a series of two workshops for anyone who would like to attend. And they have provided access to a learning portal with free access to courses, with teachings, perspectives, homework, and more in the area of finances. Joe Pozzuoli heads up the Money Matters team along with Melissa McAllister and Dan Merker.

Surrender → Suffer → Die → FreedomJesus and the apostle Paul model lives of surrender, suffering, and death. These examples show us the profound freedom that is found in Christ.

Jesus is the Lord of all. He personally invites us to make him the Lord of our lives. Wade teaches from Acts about walking in greater levels of his lordship.

Discover the beauty and worth of the kingdom of God. Wade encourages us to trade whatever we have in our lives in exchange for more of God and his kingdom in our lives. Seek his face, see the value of his kingdom, and be moved to action to trade everything for the kingdom.

How might you move towards a lifestyle where making disciples isn't out of character for you? Are your disciplines and habits helping you move towards your goal? Cameron talks about a number of disciplines that will help you develop into a disciple-maker.

Engaging in mission is essential for your formation of a disciple. There are things to know and experience about God that you can only discover by partnering with Him on mission.

A key ingredient in a healthy church is respect, therefore a disciple-making culture should be one that is full of ever increasing respect. Wade teaches how to live worthy of respect, how to believe you are worthy of respect, and to require/teach others how to respect you.

Have you experienced the struggle to manage the weight of discipleship or leadership? What burdens are you meant to carry and which burdens are meant to be shared? Cameron talks about the war to experience Jesus' light burden in discipleship and how to lean on the principle of discovery to see fruit in discipleship while getting the undue burden off yourself.

Wade Coffey teaches from Paul's prayer life through what he expresses to the Colossians. he talks about how prayer is the hidden ingredient when it comes to discipleship.

Joe Pozzuoli shares a powerful message for Sanctity of Life Sunday. He talks about how to love the unborn, the pregnant mothers, and those who oppose the pro-life position. He also addresses common lies and shares truth from a variety of perspectives.

Wade Coffey teaches from Galatians 3. He highlights how the law was never meant to help us live righteous lives. Its main goal was to watch over us and point us to our need for a savior. Listen and learn how to walk in freedom and Christ's righteousness and reject living by the law which condemns and points out our flaws.

Cameron Godfrey interviews Jake Burnett (Microchurch Leader) and John Linton (Apprentice). He asks them some questions about their roles and how the apprentice process went. These two share helpful insights into discipling others to become disciple-makers.

Cameron Godfrey teaches how love provides the guidelines for the effective use of the gifts of the Spirit. Learn how to grow as a disciple and how to use the gifts God gives us to strengthen and encourage one another.

Wade Coffey teaches about the good news of Jesus from various passages from Romans. This news is truly good and is meant to bring great joy!

Wade Coffey interviews Danny Leslie Merker. These two have been making disciples for many years in a variety of contexts and settings. Listen to their wisdom and experience they have gained along the way!

Wade Coffey shares a guide/tool for personal discipleship. This guide will help you know how to approach discipleship in a 1-on-1 or a one with a few setting.

It is easy to regard Jesus as the world's greatest disciple-maker and teacher. But do you stop and consider how he went about teaching and discipling? The gospel accounts show how Jesus was far ore likely to ask questions than provide answers. Cameron Godfrey teaches about the value of following Jesus' example and asking good questions in disciple-making.

Wade teaches on the key discipleship areas relating to what disciples do.These include: Relating to God, relating to people, relating to things, mission & miracles, and character & conduct.

Wade Coffey teaches about what a disciple of Jesus knows. He touches on five Key Discipleship Areas. About God, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Darkness, Gospel & New Covenant, and the Cost of Discipleship.

Wade and Cameron share from a recent illustration of following the Holy Spirit, leaning on God's Word, and putting it into action. These are the three formative elements in discipleship. Listen to how the leadership team at our church participated in growing as disciples by putting God's word into practice through the story of how God helped us get our roof replaced!

Cameron Godfrey teaches on the role of baptism in discipleship. He compares the ceremony and commitment of baptism to a wedding ceremony and commitment.

What is the role of love in discipleship? In John, Jesus outlines the role of love in life with him and in discipleship.Wade teaches on this love and also shines light on its counterfeit.

Wade and Cameron take turns addressing frequently asked questions in Disciple-Making. Their desire is to help all of us arrive at a better understanding of disciple-making and the role each of us can play.

In this series we have learned definitions of disciples and discipleship. In this teaching, Wade Coffey, teaches about what it means to be a disciple-maker. He teaches about what a disciple-maker contributes to the discipleship process as well as characteristics of a disciple-maker.

Wade Coffey and Cameron Godfrey team teach on what forms a disciple.Wade teaches about the three formative elements that bring transformation and growth in the life of a disciple,Cameron talks about five common contexts where discipleship occurs. The contexts need the elements and the elements need the contexts. Together they all work together to form disciples into the image of Jesus.

An understanding of discipleship is essential to creating and extending a disciple-making culture. Wade Coffey unpacks and teaches our working definition of discipleship.

If we are after a disciple-making culture, it would help us to identify those who God is asking to make disciples. Cameron Godfrey teaches from the Great Commission. He explains that when we ask the Bible, who does God call to make disciples?The Bible responds with, those who call themselves disciples.

It is hard to be a disciple, and harder yet to make disciples when it is unclear what it means to be a disciple. In this short teaching, Wade Coffey defines what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

Wade Coffey talks about where we will be going with All-Church Gatherings as far as content and direction. He also speaks to God's wisdom in the Gospel and how he saves and redeems people.

Cameron teaches from John 8:2-11 with the woman caught in adultery. He talks about how to partner with the Holy Spirit and follow Jesus example to walk in freedom from judgment and hypocrisy.

Jesus has compassion on a father and his demonized son.

Rick Tanner shares his vision for Putnam Jamfest.

What will it take to see change and transformation in the globe, in the world around us, and in our lives? Cameron Godfrey teaches from John 7 about how Jesus says all who come to him will have rivers of living water flowing from within them. Learn how to come to Jesus and drink and experience living water flowing from your church community.

Marcy Godfrey, Mae Godfrey, Anna Thomas, Tim Wood, Cameron Godfrey, and Wade Coffey share their experiences from the 2024 Vineyard National Conference this past week in Cincinnati. They share what God did at the conference and what they learned and gleaned from what the vineyard is doing in this season.

When you are generous you see opportunities to be generous everywhere. Learn from Jesus multiplying loaves and fish to see how God can multiply your resources to meet the needs in front of you.

All throughout the Bible you will find commands for people to remember. In fact, many landmarks, and holidays were established to remember what the Lord has done throughout history. There is great power when we remember. We hold up what God has done for us in the past as we look to who he will be for us in the future.

In this evangelism panel discussion, Wade Coffey sets the stage by defining evangelism. Adam Elliott, Marcy Godfrey, and Brian Merker answer the following questions:1. How do you take that next step from a normal conversation into a spiritual conversation? 2. What does success mean to you in a spiritual conversation? 3. Where do you see the opportunity for you to take more risks in evangelism?4. What would you tell someone who wants to take the next step in evangelism? 

Bold faith often drove people to Jesus feet in dramatic ways. What if you aren't seeing the same level of bold and persistent faith? Do you know what faith looks like? Do you know how to look for faith? Cameron talks about where to look in your search for faith in other people as well as a simple tool to draw faith out.

How do you handle people asking you for help?Do you always say yes no matter what? Are you always looking for a way to say no? How do you decide what to do? Jesus used his sense of his calling and mission to navigate his life and ministry and answer these questions. Cameron Godfrey teaches how you can operate as a disciple of Jesus with a clear sense of his calling.

There is a lot for disciples to learn from Jesus walking on water. Wade teaches how to let God stretch us as disciples and how to rely on his power, not our own.

When Jesus multiplied the fish and loaves, he did more than just provide a meal for a crowd. He was teaching his disciples how he thinks. He taught them how he confronts problems of lack or provision in his kingdom. Wade extends the invitation to let Jesus teach you how to think about problems of need or lack in your own life and in the lives of those around you.