Reformation Bible Church

The sermon centers on the biblical imperative for believers to be equipped by God through His appointed church leaders for the purpose of serving Christ and building up the body of Christ in unity and maturity. Drawing from Ephesians 4, it emphasizes that spiritual growth is not optional but essential, requiring active engagement with Scripture, submission to godly leadership, and a disciplined pursuit of knowledge and holiness. Rocky underscores that true discipleship involves daily, intentional service, rejecting passive attendance and complacency, and instead embracing the responsibility to love, encourage, and protect one another as Christ did. The ultimate goal is not personal comfort or spiritual ease, but Christlikeness—mature in faith, unified in love, and equipped to fulfill God's specific work in the world, all for His glory.

The sermon centers on the Great Commission as a call to radical discipleship, defined not by passive attendance but by wholehearted obedience to Christ's command to 'follow me.' It emphasizes that true discipleship involves denying self, embracing sacrifice, and living in constant awareness of divine appointments, where every circumstance—whether in work, family, or hardship—becomes an opportunity for gospel witness. The church's mission to make disciples of all nations depends on individual believers first embodying Christ-like lives marked by love, service, and spiritual maturity, enabling others to follow their example. The sermon underscores that authentic evangelism requires both personal conviction and intentional training, as the church must equip believers to live out their faith, serve one another in unity, and bear lasting fruit through abiding in Christ. Ultimately, the Great Commission is fulfilled not through programs or performance, but through a community of transformed lives committed to Christ's lordship and the world's redemption.

This session centers on the urgent need for local churches to take primary responsibility in training biblical leaders, particularly elders and pastors, rather than relying solely on seminaries or external institutions. It highlights a widespread failure in evangelical churches to equip men with both theological depth and practical wisdom, resulting in unqualified leadership, spiritual complacency, and a lack of discipleship. Drawing from personal experience and biblical principles, the speaker emphasizes that true leadership requires not only godly character but rigorous training in Scripture, doctrine, and practical ministry, with a clear, intentional pathway for development. The message calls for a cultural shift in the church—prioritizing long-term, intentional discipleship, empowering lay leaders, and fostering a community where every believer is equipped to defend the faith, serve others, and uphold the church's purity. Ultimately, the vision is a church that is not only growing in numbers but in spiritual maturity, with leadership rooted in biblical fidelity and sustained by a commitment to training the next generation.

This Session centers on the vital, relational nature of biblical discipleship and leadership training, emphasizing that true spiritual formation occurs not through programs or academic credentials, but through intentional, life-on-life investment. Drawing from Jesus' model of equipping His disciples—through teaching, shared experiences, correction, and protection—Rocky argues that effective ministry training requires pastors and elders to prioritize personal relationships, intentional time, and practical on-the-job experience over institutional models. The message underscores that genuine discipleship involves modeling faithfulness, confronting sin, enduring hardship, and demonstrating servant leadership, all while preparing future leaders for the realities of opposition and suffering. Ultimately, the call is for churches to embrace a culture of intentional, sustained mentorship, where every believer is equipped to serve, and leaders are raised up not from seminaries alone, but from the faithful, relational life of the local church.

This session presents a comprehensive, biblically grounded framework for training church leaders, emphasizing that pastoral and elder development must be a deliberate, long-term process rooted in Scripture, character, and practical ministry experience. Central to the message is the conviction that every Christian should pursue the biblical qualifications for leadership, not merely as a stepping stone to office, but as a mark of spiritual maturity, with training materials designed to cultivate deep theological knowledge, sound doctrine, and disciplined spiritual habits. The approach prioritizes mentorship, with structured curricula—such as Becoming a Biblical Leader and Becoming a Biblical Elder—that guide men and women through systematic theology, biblical knowledge, and character formation, while also preparing them for the practical responsibilities of church leadership. The model further includes a two-to-three-year internship program that integrates theological study with real-world ministry, ensuring candidates are tested and equipped for vocational service, whether in pastoral or missionary roles, all under the authority of local church leadership and with a strong emphasis on accountability, humility, and the church's mission to make disciples.

This session centers on the biblical call to train faithful leaders through generational discipleship, emphasizing that true faithfulness is marked by sacrificial commitment, undistracted devotion, and obedience to Christ as a soldier in an ongoing spiritual warfare. Drawing from 2 Timothy 2, it underscores that leadership is not merely a vocational role but a calling rooted in grace, requiring endurance, diligence, and a gospel-centered life that prioritizes God's will over personal comfort or cultural distractions. The preacher warns against a superficial Christianity that knows doctrine but lacks obedience, urging believers to reject self-made faith and instead submit fully to Scripture, endure hardship, and remain focused on advancing the gospel regardless of circumstance. Ultimately, the message calls for a radical reorientation of life toward Christ, where every decision, sacrifice, and struggle is offered in service to His glory, reflecting the transformative power of the gospel that redefines identity, purpose, and perseverance.