The Five Stones
9/6/2015
Pastor Miles
1. What is a disciple?
A learner:
"Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?""
John 1:38 NIV
"He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.""
John 3:2 NIV
A follower:
""Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." At once they left their nets and followed him."
Matthew 4:19-20 NIV
"Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.""
Matthew 8:19 NIV
"From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him."
John 6:66 NIV
What does it mean to follow Jesus?
To follows Jesus is to follow the same path he took.
A. Jesus is the one I am to follow (not anyone else or any other organization)
B. Following Jesus changes my priorities, values and relationships.
"As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him."
Matthew 4:18-22 NIV
Left Their nets - what are our "nets" (priorities)?
Left their boats - business
Left their father - relationships
C. I follow Jesus as Lord of my life.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,"
Colossians 2:6 NIV
Are we all in? Are we doing this full time?
For Jesus to be Lord of your life, He needs to be Lord of your day!
Commit to following Him daily. Obeying Him every day.
What does it look like to follow Jesus every day?
1. What are we to do as we follow Jesus?
2. How are we to follow Jesus?
3. When are we to follow Jesus?
4. With whom are we to follow Jesus?
5. Where are we to follow Jesus?
A way of following Jesus is only the cup (container), but the way must contain the living wine of Jesus Christ.
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