"I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me."
- John 15:5
Engage the Heart
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
- Matthew 6:21
Engage with the Gospel
"This is the message of faith that we proclaim: If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
- Romans 10:8-9
Engage to Multiply
"When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today it is necessary for me to stay at your house."
- Luke 19:5
Equip (Ephesians 4:12)
Equip with Prayer
"For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven't stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will all wisdom and spiritual understanding,"
- Colossians 1:9-10
Equip with Scripture
"All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."
- 2 Timothy 2:16-17
Equip in Community
"And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching."
- Hebrews 10:24-25
Equip with a Clear Plan
"Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."
- Proverbs 15:22
"Commit your activities to the LORD, and your plans will be established."
- Proverbs 16:3
Empower (2 Timothy 2:2)
Empower by Modeling
"Join in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and pay careful attention to those who live according to the example you have in us."
- Philippians 3:17
Empower by Assisting
"But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you."
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6
Empower by Watching
"When Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John (though Jesus himelf was not baptizing, but his disciples were,"
- John 4:1-2
Empower by Launching
"Jesus came near and said to them, 'All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
