Grow Together

Welcome to First Steps. If you’ve recently placed your faith in Jesus and you’re wondering—What’s next? How do I actually follow Jesus?—we want to help. If you’ve been a Christian for a while, but you feel like your walk with Jesus has been inconsistent or maybe no one ever really showed you what it looks like to follow Him daily—we want to help. Or maybe you wouldn’t call yourself a follower of Jesus yet, but you’re curious. and you want to know more about who He is and what it means to have a relationship with Him—we want to help.

You’re about to begin a journey through a ten session video series designed to help you grow in your faith. Each session consists of a quick video and some meaningful questions to help you (and anyone watching these videos with you) think through each topic. We encourage parents to watch these videos with their kids and help them think through the questions at the end of each video.

Though you will start with session one, feel free to work through the sessions at your own pace. All sessions don’t have to be completed at one time. Simply come back to this page and pick up with the next video.

First Steps—Session 1

(5 min) The Gospel

In this session, you’ll learn all about the gospel and how to place your faith in Jesus. Before you can begin to grow in your relationship with Him, you must first surrender your life to Him. Have you given your life to Jesus?

First Steps—Session 2

(5 min) Baptism

In this session, you’ll learn the importance of baptism. Baptism is our first step of obedience once we give our lives to Jesus. When we’re baptized, we’re identifying our lives with Jesus and embracing accountability through the local church.

First Step—Session 3

(6 min) Temptation

In this session, you’ll learn how to deal with temptation. Once you begin following Jesus, your new life in Him will be different from the old life you once lived. Though you will be tempted, Jesus has given you new life and empowers you to overcome temptation.

First Steps—Session 4

(5 min) Bible Reading

In this session, you’ll learn the importance of the spiritual disciple of reading the Bible. In order to live as Jesus desires, we need His Word to guide our lives. This session includes some helpful tips on how to spend meaningful time with God in His Word every day.

First Steps—Session 5

(5 min) Prayer

In this session, you’ll learn about the importance of the spiritual discipline of prayer. Prayer provides us with the power of God to live as He desires. This session will include a simple tool to help you build a consistent prayer life.

First Steps—Session 6

(6 min) Share Jesus

In this session, you’ll learn the importance of the spiritual discipline of sharing your faith in Jesus with others. Every follower of Jesus has a testimony—their personal story of how they met Jesus. This video will help you use your story to tell His story by learning a simple tool for sharing the gospel.

First Steps—Session 7

(4 min) The Church

In this session, you’ll learn the importance of the church—the importance of gathering together with other believers. Spiritual growth happens best through accountable relationships with other Christians who desire to help you walk with Jesus.

First Steps—Session 8

(3 min) Suffering

In this session, you’ll learn how to view suffering in your life. Every person will deal with various forms of suffering—trials, troubles, tribulation. No matter what we face in this life, God is always at work. He has a purpose for everything, even our suffering.

First Steps—Session 10

(5 min) Generosity

In this session, you’ll discover the reason Christians should be the most generous people on the planet. God was generous enough to give us His Son, certainly we should be generous too. This session will help you learn how to bless others because God has blessed you.

First Steps—Session 9

(4 min) Spiritual Gifts

In this session, you’ll discover how God has created you on purpose for a purpose. God has given every Christian spiritual gifts to be used to serve Him. This session will help you understand the importance of spiritual gifts and provide you with resources to discover yours.

Next Steps

Once you’ve completed these videos, a pastor will be reaching out to help you with your next steps. Whether you need to get baptized, join a small group, or begin using your spiritual gifts on one of our teams, we want to continue to help you as you grow in your relationship with Jesus.