Translations:DEV 08FN Church Leadership (Character)/7/en

'In John 4:34, Jesus said His purpose for coming to earth was to “do the will of him who sent me and to finish His work.” He did the Father’s will, even to the point of sacrificing himself. But what is the work of the Father? Was it only for Jesus to die as a sacrifice? Before He dies, Jesus said that “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4). The Father’s work for him was to make disciples and launch a growing community who would carry the message of new life through His death and resurrection around the world. He work of Jesus was to make disciples who could make disciples revealing the will and purpose of the Father on earth as it is done in heaven. Jesus told his disciples, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). To align our hearts to His, we must pursue that same work – we must make disciples. We also have to live out the will of the Father, which requires surrendering our lives daily. '