K.I.S. – ALL4CHRIST PHILIPPINES

Keep it simple. Notice I eliminated the second S which is for stupid. Following Jesus is *costly*. Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 16:24 “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (NIV) The disciples knew exactly what Jesus meant. Jesus also said to believing Jews in John 8:31 “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciple.” (NIV) Following Jesus requires *steadfastness* as one pays the required price. How does a follower of Jesus prove to be a disciple? Again Jesus said to His early disciples in John 15:8 “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” (NIV) This is not complicated. It is simple. The basics are knowing the cost of following Jesus and gladly paying it. Steadfastness is not perfection. It is joyfully following Jesus. The result is producing God glorifying fruit which proves we are truly a disciple of Jesus.

This is what All4Christ is about. We come alongside fellow disciples of Jesus, not as experts, but as brothers and sisters in Christ desiring to learn from God’s Word with them. We also want to learn from one another. We are keeping it simple but we are not stupid. Jesus said in Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (NIV)