{"id":11109,"date":"2025-09-16T16:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?page_id=11109"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:39:45","slug":"dcnas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/dcnas\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission Not A Suggestion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-11109\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-11109-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-standard-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-11109-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-11109-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11109-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_video-embed-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-video-embed-widget so-widget-video-embed-widget-default-d75171398898-11109\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n\n<div class=\"fluid-video\">\n   <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discipleship; Commission, not a Suggestion.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozMpUZyHAAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-11109-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-standard-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-11109-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-11109-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11109-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-11109\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/dm-summit\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKZ0j1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwRm9NbGZIZTZkSmVadmlkAR7HXtycw3D2cvmEYAxH4QOv0p4eIPlOlC9JnqyDmXLdXd2ffv_1qquDAWKi0w_aem_Rqal7KoxYzs4ezxyc8LltA\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Title.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Title.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Title-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Title-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Title-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-11109-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-full-stretched-padded-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-11109-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-11109-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11109-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_responsive-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-11109-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-responsive-editor so-widget-responsive-editor-default-3f8f5b83019f-11109\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ingage-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Rooted in the DNA of Acts 2, discipleship is the call to live out our faith with purpose and devotion. 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