This sermon explores the lifelong journey of following Jesus, examining what it means to fully commit and go 'All In' for Him.
Hey church. Welcome to another joyful day in the Lord’s house, whether you are here with us in person or you are tuning in online. I’m thankful you are with us wherever you are.
Today we continue on in our series “All In”, talking about how to be completely committed to the cause of Christ here in this broken world. Hopefully you have enjoyed this series so far, or maybe you are joining us for the very first time today. Either way, we’ve reached a climactic moment in our series. As many of you know, we have been looking at a key verse from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus gives us a 3-step command to knowing and following Him. We have journeyed through the first two things He says, and now we land on the culmination of all three in the third…
Once we have taken time to deny ourselves, and once we have even been willing to pick up our “cross” and carry it, Jesus calls us to follow Him! Today, I have one goal in particular. I want us to answer the question: What happens when we decide to follow Jesus?
What happens when we decide to follow Jesus?
It’s worth noting that we all follow or take after someone or something… It could be a parent, sibling, athlete, musician, or anyone else that we watch throughout life and look to emulate ourselves after. This is how we develop an identity, and the truth is, when we trade our old life for a new life in Christ we also receive a new identity.
Our identity can often be found in things of the world, things that we spend and even invest tons of time into. In and of themselves, most of those things are not bad. However, when they become our identity they can be.
You see, if you were to read the Book of Acts, you would read about incredible things that Peter eventually does for the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium
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