2 Timothy 2:1-7. We have been going through our nine priorities—aspects and callings of our faith that we see come up again and again in Scripture—and today, we will talk about Discipleship. This morning as we look at discipleship, we are going to use this passage in 2 Timothy 2, that actually doesn’t use the word disciple or discipleship, to help us as we discuss discipleship. We will also look at the rest of Scripture to help describe what this thing that we call discipleship really is, and 2 Timothy has some helpful aspects that we often overlook. 

And I pray you leave this morning loving these four points about disciples and discipleship:

• Being a disciple is your identity.

• Disciples pursue joy

• Disciples replicate and grow

• Disciples persevere

2 Timothy 1:8-14. So what does witness mean? In our everyday use of the word, the definition is, “one who sees and can provide an account.” We who call Jesus our savior and trust in His finished work on the cross have seen the good news and can give an account of its power in our lives. Our witness is our day-to-day functioning as believers, our daily living out of the gospel.