Follow FBC Merritt Island Author:Anthony Hoffman, Mark Lewis First Baptist Church of Merritt Island exists to glorify God by making disciples who love God, love people and go into the world for the sake of the Gospel. Our mission is to make disciples. Scripture teaches us that a disciple is a person immersed in the life of Jesus. Their lives and their world are radically transformed by the person of Je... more »sus. In Acts 2:42-47, we find the first description of people whose lives were completely immersed in Jesus. From that text, we see seven distinct characteristics that mark the life of a disciple. These traits are not a list of things we do in our own power, they are the descriptions of what Jesus does when He lives in His people. This resource is based on those seven characteristics and is designed to be a tool to help you as you seek to grow in the life of Christ and lead others to do the same. Only Jesus can accomplish this work. We need to be immersed in the life of Jesus. After all, that?s what it means to be a disciple.« less