Evangelism and disciple-making can be discouraging — but we underestimate the power of pursuit. In this message, Apostle Russell Toohey, frames witness as partnering with God, the relentless "Hound of Heaven" who seeks the lost as Jesus sought Zacchaeus and the shepherd sought the one sheep. Peter and John ran to the empty tomb; we're called to the same hunger. He closes with seven practical pursuits: Christlikeness, evangelism, godly family, love for the church, quality friendships, hearing God's voice, and lasting fruit over busyness. Like David at Ziklag, those who pursue will recover all.

No one is discipled alone. Using the Apostle Paul — writer of thirteen epistles and the church's greatest missionary — this message, by Apostle Russell Toohey, shows that even his greatness depended on the links on either side of him. Gamaliel trained him, Ananias restored his sight and baptised him, and Barnabas vouched for him and drew him into ministry, before Paul poured himself into sons like Timothy and Titus. Disciple-making is chain-link, team ministry: every part matters, strength comes through unity, and a chain pulls a load forward but never pushes. A picture of the church at its best.

What does it take to be a true disciple? This message, Apostle Russell Toohey follows John the Beloved as a case study in Jesus' disciple-making — from his rough start as an ambitious, reactionary "son of thunder" to the transformed apostle with the sharpest spiritual sight: first to recognise the risen Christ, and present at the cross when the others fled. It then turns to seven searching questions Jesus puts to every disciple, from "What do you want?" to "Who do you say that I am?" A call to move beyond casual following into wholehearted, persevering discipleship.