10 Commands of Christ
Command of Christ #10
Begin Long-Term Obedience
Look Back
How can we pray for each other?
What is the Holy Spirit saying to you? How are you responding?
Look Up
Memorize: Luke 9:23-25 “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
Practice telling: The Story of the Man with Bigger Barns Luke 12:16-21 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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Who can be a follower of Jesus?
Anyone who will humble themselves and receive his free gift of salvation.What does it cost to follow Jesus?
We must give up everything to follow him.What must we do to follow Jesus?
Take up our cross, die to our flesh and obey him no matter the consequences.What do we gain for following him?
We gain everything. We gain Jesus. We gain his Kingdom. We gain eternal life.
Look Ahead
How can you obey Jesus' command to come follow him no matter what the cost?
Who can you share your Jesus story with this week?
Try to make five followers of Jesus, baptize them and help them make five followers.