Sermons About Follower
Part 2: The Local Church
This message seeks to answer the question: "Is it important for a follower of Jesus Christ to belong to; be involved in; and be committed to a local church?"
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It's a Total Life Thing
Part 3 of the Why Ridgeline? series talks about the high cost and even higher reward of being a follower of Christ.
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Courage!!!
1) Courage is required of us 2) Hearts that are brave 3) The Kingdom of God 4) When life is easy 5) When life is hard 6) Because of righteousness 7) A picture of our calling
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1 Pt. 1:1a Introducing the Apostle Peter
This sermon introduces the Apostle Peter as a Fisherman who became a Follower who at the worst time became a Failure but became a Forgiven One, a Fruitful One for the gospel, and a Faithful One until the end... as well as an Apostle that we must listen to!
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How to be a Follower (Not a Leader)
We are not called to lead for Christ, but to follow him and to make disciples (followers) of Him.
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Jesus' Call
God introduces His Kingdom by supernaturally announcing Jesus as Christ and inviting us to respond by repenting, believing, and following.
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Introduction to the Book of Mark
rust in Jesus. • The gospel message is an invitation to trust in Jesus instead of myself to rescue you me from sin, from death, and from hell. • The reason this story is good news, no great news, is because we are undeserving of such love, undeserving of Jesus’ work in our place, on our behalf. • The gospel comes to us because religion has left us empty – religion is simply our efforts to make God like us – self-salvation. But the gospel is God’s work to make us holy – His salvation. • If you have not trusted in Jesus for your salvation, do it today – don’t leave without confirming that you don’t just know about Jesus, but that you have trusted Him to save you. Study Jesus. • Some think that after they put their confidence in Jesus for salvation, they are done with the process. • But we need to continue to look at Jesus (not just for our eternal hope) for two immediate reasons: 1) Jesus shows us the Father – He is the perfect revelation of God. 2) Jesus shows us the people we need to be. • Years ago, I realized that if I wanted to know God, I needed to study Jesus. He is God in the flesh. • Commit yourself to look at Him, learn about Him, and study Him throughout this series. • Become an expert in Jesus – as much as you learn about cars and TVs and yard-care and home improvement and child-rearing, learn about Jesus. Study Him – it will change your life. Follow Jesus. • Third and finally, commit to follow Him. Mark’s invitation is not just to know Him, but to follow Him. • We’re calling this series Disciple, which means student or apprentice – learning from the One we want to be like, to learn from. Our goal is not just to look at Him, but to become like Him. • If we finish this series and all you have to show for it is a book of new information on the shelf, then we have not honored the God who gave us these words. • He is calling us to follow His Son – to run after Jesus in all we do. • I ask you during this series to put into practice what you learn.
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