The Life of Faith
An Apprenticeship in Celebration
If you’ve read All A Lark, you’re already seeing the Father Jesus revealed and the faith He actually gave us. If not, start there—the whole conversation works best when that good news is in your bloodstream.
And once it is, the next question hits fast:
Okay… so what does it look like to follow Jesus?
Most of us thought following Jesus meant a life-sentence of sermons, studies, and serving on Sundays—a structure Jesus never created and one that quietly chokes out the life faith was meant to bring.
So let’s begin with what the first Christians knew: the gospel isn’t the news that something can happen if we believe just right. It’s the news that something already has happened.
That’s the difference between religion and relief.
Religion says, “Invite Jesus into your life.”
The gospel says, “Jesus has already invited you into His.”
Grace, in other words, is a lark—a joke on religion played by a God who never followed our rules. Miss the punchline and you’ll treat faith like a business plan for holiness instead of an invitation to a party that’s already underway.
This series exists to help you live in that reality.
Why Celebration Matters
If the gospel is fixed news, then celebrating it is the only thing left to do. And celebration isn’t denial; it’s holy defiance—learning to laugh again in a world obsessed with proving itself.
That’s why Jesus’ first miracle wasn’t raising the dead or calming a storm. It was keeping the wine flowing. He didn’t give lessons on moderation; He saved a party. And in doing so, He saved us—showing that God’s kingdom looks more like joy than judgment.
Here’s the truth: you can’t celebrate and control at the same time. You can’t rest and strive in the same breath. Joy requires trust.
That’s why the Church Jesus started isn’t a brand; it’s a movement of ordinary people who are learning to trust Jesus—right where they are.
You can’t institutionalize grace without killing it. And you can’t market freedom without losing it.
Why This Changes Everything
If the gospel is fixed news, then celebration is how we learn to live free. That’s what discipleship really is—an apprenticeship in celebration.
We rehearse the good news because we keep building ladders to climb.
We remind each other grace is still grace when money’s tight, the marriage aches, or the doctor calls.
We eat, laugh, cry, forgive—and remember that love has already won.
This isn’t a curriculum; it’s a way of seeing. A way of remembering. A life that treats joy as holy rebellion in a world addicted to religion.
Scripture calls this life church, communion, worship, baptism, confession, discipleship, ministry, and leadership. And yes—as you will see—they look nothing like what most people mean today.
The Bottom Line
As simple as this sounds, it isn’t easy. Not because faith is hard, but because two things keep tripping us up.
First, we’re addicted to self-justification—the need to prove we’re enough. It drives us back to systems promising control: formalized churches, political tribes, social causes, entrepreneurship.
Second, the world is drowning in religious noise. It buries the good news and turns faith into a project to manage instead of a life to enjoy.
This series exists to help you clear the noise, see the truth, and live free. So follow the numbers. Dive in. Share it. Talk it over with friends.
This is where the freedom faith was meant to bring becomes real.
This is how the Church Jesus started becomes the norm again.