• We are servants - We are here to serve, not be served.
• We are missionaries - We have been sent on a mission by God and we will fulfill it.
• We are family - God has placed us in a spiritual family. We talk about God, We pray together, we are accountable, and we are there.
• We are Disciples.

The four areas of discipleship (Mark 4:13-20):

1. “Knowledge”: “The sower sows the Word”

1. “If you abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free”
 (John 8:31-32)
2. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” 
 (Hosea 4:6)
3. “I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11, NLT)

2. “Obedience”: “They endure for a while” (v. 17)

1. “Obedience is endurance.”
   • “You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?” (Galatians 5:7)
2. “Tribulation means pressure.”
3. Obedience: “following the will of God regardless of the pressure.”

3. “Relationship”: “Loving God more than things”

1. “Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me.” (2 Timothy 4:10)
2. “Cares”—worries of the world that distract us from God.
3. “Riches”—the elusive pursuit of money that can disappear.
4. “Desires”—fascination with other things you start to pursue.
   • “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” (John 21:15)

4. “Fruitfulness”: “Living for eternal rewards”

1. Harvest: “Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life” (John. 4:36)
2. Helps: “Let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent needs, and not be unfruitful.” (Titus 3:14)
3. Generosity: “Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.” (Philippians 4:17)