What Disciples Do

​Luke 9: 23-24 - "23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” - NLT

In an attempt to avoid another August of back to school cliches, I thought it would be good for us to remind ourselves what we are called to do as followers of Jesus. Assuming, that we consider ourselves a follower of Jesus, He calls us to take up our own cross, lay down our own way, and follow Him.

There are several ways in which this is accomplished and we will spend the five Sundays of August leaning into those ways in which we can follow Jesus more closely. We will discover that Jesus can be followed and found in love and our love for others will be the way in which people see Him. We will find truth in what it means to follow Jesus, rather than simply walking behind Him. When we pray consistently and with purpose, we can find the strength to keep following Jesus. We will find out that following Jesus requires us to be part of a greater group that chases after Him together. Being a disciple of Jesus also requires us to utilize our weapon of praise and worship.

Jesus was God in human form, and yet He called twelve men to follow Him. Does Jesus need people to follow Him, or do we need someone of great character and divinity to follow so that our lives will look more and more like His?
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If we are looking for value and purpose out of our relationship with God, it will come through our diligence in being a willing and committed follower of Jesus. Are we ready for that journey?
- Pastor Mike