Follow Me | Part 2 | Pastor Jason Henderson

Read: Matthew 16 and Luke 9

1. The Call To Follow Jesus Is Repetitious

Matthew 16:24-27

Jesus calls all people following him 23 times in the Gospels Here are the passages from Matthew’s Gospel:

Matthew 4:19

Matthew 8:22

Matthew 9:9

Matthew 10:38

Matthew 16:24 (See Above)

Matthew 19:21

Matthew 19:28-30

2. The Call To Follow Jesus Is Rejected

Why Do People Reject Following Jesus?

Luke 9: 57-62

The Christian Life Is Full Of Discomfort

The world is not our home. We are just passing through

Philippians 3:20

The Christian Life Is Totally Sacrificial

German clergyman Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who lived under the Nazi regime, wrote a book called The Cost of Discipleship. In it, he sums up the Christian calling with a now well-known quotation, "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”

When a person follows Christ, HIS WILL COMES FIRST

Romans 12:1-2

The Christian Life Demands Complete And Total Loyalty

“God continually tests peoples character, faith, obedience, love, integrity, and loyalty.” Rick Warren

You cannot be friends with the world and friends of God at the same time. Both require absolute loyalty

Deut. 7:9

Application

Jesus Allowed Himself To Experience Discomfort For Us

The Cross, The Rejection, The Shame, The Hatred, The Mocking, …

Jesus Became The Sacrifice For Us

Hebrews 10:8-10

Jesus Is Completely Loyal To His Followers

2 Timothy 2:13, 13If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

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