Following Jesus
And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17; Matt 4:19;
How do we know we love Jesus and are following Him? Whether we know it or not we are all following someone. Maybe a politician, a podhost, a protest group, a celebrity, a rogue pastor. Their message is forming our character. Going deeper…in whom are we trusting? Who do we put our faith in to show us the way of life?
Again, How do we know we love Jesus and are following Him?
Love the things Jesus loves
Love the people Jesus loves
We go where He goes
We try to be like Him, we emulate and use the same language etc.
Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:15
He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” John 14:21
If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. John 15:10
What are Jesus' commands? Are they the Ten Commandments or something else? Come find out.
Practicing the Way* of Jesus
Core Practices: Sabbath, Solitude, Prayer, Fasting, Scripture, Community, Generosity, Service, Witness. This is in contrast to 'doing church'.
Community Culture v. Worldly Culture
A community of rest in a culture of hurry and exhaustion through the practice of Sabbath
A community of peace and quiet in a culture of anxiety and noise, through the practice of solitude.
A community of communion with God in a culture of distraction and escapism, through the practice of prayer.
A community of love and depth in a culture of individualism and superficiality, through the practice of community.
A community of courageous fidelity to orthodoxy in a culture of ideological compromise, through the practice of scripture.
A community of holiness in a culture of indulgence and immorality, through the practice of fasting.
A community of contentment in a culture of consumerism, through the practice of generosity.
A community of justice, mercy, and reconciliation in a culture of injustice and division, through the practice of service.
A community of hospitality in a culture of hostility, through the practice of witness.
* Practicing the Way by James Comer
Summary Statement
We must deconstruct our daily life to all room to insert these and rebuild making way for Jesus to start working through us.
#1 Be with Jesus
#2 Become like Him
#3 Do as He did
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