What is a disciple?

In my personal Bible reading this week, I’ve been reflecting on what is means to be a “disciple” of Jesus. That’s a lot different from simply being a regular church goer, or being someone who believes in God. A disciple is a lifelong learner; someone who is always able to tell you what they’ve been learning and how they’ve been growing in God this year.

This morning I read a short Bible passage, Hebrews 10 verses 24 - 26, that really sums up two of the main things involved in being a disciple of Jesus. Being a disciple means:
vs 26 abandoning sin, and
vs 24 - 25 embracing community.

The command for Christians to turn away from sin is clear, but sometimes we don’t fully understand what that means, and we discover that it’s not so easy to do it without the support and encouragement of others.

In a football team, basketball team, or any other sports team, each player is responsible for his own training and physical fitness... but they probably won’t win any games unless they all help each other and learn to work as a team. Likewise, in the church, we’re all responsible for our own relationship with God, but we also need to encourage, help and disciple each other in becoming more like Jesus and obeying His instructions for our day to day lives.

What about you? Are you still wearing your L-plate and learning new things from the Lord every week? 
And what about your church community? Are you helping each other to grow stronger as disciples of Jesus?
How can you be more intentional in growing personally and discipling one another this week?