Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 5 Following Jesus means obeying God’s will for your life, whatever it is and whatever it costs you.

    Luke 9:57-62 (GW) As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, “I’ll follow you wherever you go.” 58  Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.” How do we know what God’s will is for our lives? 1/ God’s Word tells us God’s will The Bible is the clear and concise truth that shows God’s will for every person. Everything that we need to know to please God is given to us from…

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Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 6 Following Jesus means committing your life to be a member of a local church

Why does following Jesus include being a part of the church? 1/ Jesus commands His followers to become best friends John 13:34-35 (NLT) “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 15:12-14 (NLT) “This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 13  There is no greater love than to lay down…

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Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 4 Following Jesus transforms us from the inside out.

God only blesses the broken sinner who fully surrenders to God and receives His forgiveness. The broken sinner admits his sin and stops his resistance to the will of God. He stops making excuses for doing things his own way. Instead, he now humbly FOLLOWS HIS LORD JESUS!  “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJV)     What happens to those who really repent? Remember the Ezekiel prophecy says that two things will…

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Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 3 How God Gives Us A Good Heart

What is salvation? The desperate plight of man is his evil heart. We all need God’s forgiveness and we need to be rescued (saved) from the bondage of our evil heart. The only hope of true and complete change is for our evil heart to be removed and replaced with a good heart. But this is purely a spiritual thing. Who can change wicked people? Who can save us? Only Jesus! There is no other person but Jesus because he paid our debt. What is the gospel? God promised through…

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