#following Jesus

[walkswithmyfather]

Love this and it's also very seasonal! Friend, blessings to you, wherever you are. Amen! 🙌

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[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Jesus Makes Us Into His Followers

34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” — Mark 8:34-38 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: Matthew 8:20; Matthew 10:33; Matthew 10:38-39; Matthew 16:24; Matthew 16:26; Mark 13:26; Luke 9:26; Luke 17:33; John 12:25

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[beemintty]

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT ABOUT GOING TO HEAVEN!

let me explain:

Christianity is about following in Jesus's footsteps, following him and his example of living. it's not about the final destination. we do not follow him because we want to go to heaven. we do not follow him for that end reward. we follow him because this is how we live. Christianity is a way of living not just some assignment that we need an A+ on. the most important thing when being a Christian is how you live your life and how you share the word of God to other people. it's a lifestyle of kindness. of forgiveness. of love and compassion. we are Christians because Jesus devoted his life to making other peoples lives better. then he gave his life into making our lives better. so we must follow his lead and spend our lives making others feel loved.

we choose this life because it is the best way to live not because it is the best way to die.

#if you are only a christian because you want to get to heaven i think you need to do some thinking about who jesus really is #thoughts #on life #my thoughts #jesus christ #jesus #christianity #christians #god #on love #on kindness #the way of life #following jesus #heaven

[biblebloodhound]

Tuesday of Holy Week (John 12:20-36)

Wanting to see Jesus needs to become more than a desire to meet a celebrity, or to fawn over him as a fan or a groupie following him around.

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew, then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.  Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and…

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[theinwardlight]

From Paul Anderson, Following Jesus

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[foxbox21212]

I feel like choosing Jesus is the no brainer

This is why…

-Eternal life

-After you repent healing mentally, spiritually, and physically

-Community

-Self growth

-Heathy relationships and marriage

-And if you’re surrounded by prophetic clear communication with your partner and church … No hiding things

-Lovers of God not money or idols

-Help the poor

-Happier lives in general

-Will be with you to guard you and protect you

-For lovers of truth, and really who doesn’t love the truth?

It’s interesting how science supports all of these things. All of these things lead to success and a good life 🥰 For you and others

Mind you, doing all of these things is still a choice nobody will ever force you to do. It’s common people choose what they want to do over bible. But the Bible stands and is clear. Tbh scientists don’t read the Bible. But some do or became scientists to study and those guys findings are very interesting and worth checking out. I swear it’s so so hard to discover anything these days without bias. Might as well do your own research.

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[sundaynightservice]

Following Jesus

A life ten times better

where death simply frees the soul,

where the face of God

becomes the ultimate goal,

and eternity is yours.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #following Jesus

[psalmonesermons]

Top 3 posts of 2023 No. 3

Following Jesus Part 3

The path to follow Mark 8:34-5

In Part 2 we covered what Jesus expects from his followers.

Today we look at the path Jesus has set for his followers.

Mark 8:34-35 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it."

If we want to be Jesus’ disciple, we must

(1) deny self,

(2) take up our cross,

(3) follow Jesus.

(4) Be prepared to lose our life.

Let us have a closer look at this path.

1. Deny self

Denying self requires us to give up anything that we would want or seek that would hinder our doing the will of God. This does not mean that, if we want something, it is necessarily wrong. It means we must demote our wants and desires down from the throne of our wills and place Jesus and His will as the governing priority in our lives.

There is room in each life for only one master (Matt. 6:19-24). If God is to rule in our lives, then our will must be made subject to His. We must be willing to give up anything in life in order to please God.

2. Take up your cross and 3. follow Jesus

Many think this means bearing burdens and suffering hardships for the Lord. Surely such hardships will at times be required, but there is a fuller meaning if we consider the context.

(a) What is a cross for? It was not just a burden to be borne. Far more than that, it was an instrument of death and total sacrifice. Many 19th century missionaries when preparing to embark for the mission field packed their belongings not in trunk but rather a coffin! They had already surrendered their lives to God.

(b) Jesus said take up our cross and follow Him. He bore a cross, and we must bear our cross and follow Him. But where was He going with His cross? He had just said He was going to die.

(c) In the next verse Jesus said we must give our lives for Him.

(d) Then He asked what good our lives would be to us, if we are unacceptable at the judgment.

So, "taking up your cross" suggests giving your whole life to God, as Jesus was about to give His life for us. This involves bearing burdens, but it is deeper than that. It is a total dedication of life.

Our whole life is to be given to His service in anything He says. This will lead us to willingly deny self. Following Him then requires us to live as He lived His life.

Luke adds "take up your cross daily" (Luke 9:23). There is a sense in which Christians must give their lives to God every day. This is not necessarily a physical death as Jesus died for us (though such might be required), but a daily total sacrifice of self to do the will of Jesus.

We are called to be living sacrifices [1].

Whatever He wants with my life is what must be done with it. What I want no longer matters, but I give myself for Him, just as He gave Himself for us despite the fact His human nature would naturally recoil at the thought of the cross.

4. Lose your life for Jesus

Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it."

Verse 35 then helps us understand Jesus' point. If a person holds his life so dear to himself that he wants to use it only to please himself, do his own will, and accomplish his own purposes, rather than denying self and serving God, that person will in the end lose his life eternally. But anyone who loses his life for Jesus' sake - gives it in service and sacrifice to God by denying himself, as described above - such a believer will save his life by gaining eternal life.

This passage helps us understand the true meaning of being a disciple or follower of Jesus. This is how our Master lived, so this is how His disciples must live. God calls his followers to live lives of complete and total submission to the will of God.

Amen

Questions

Will you follow Jesus this year?

Is He worth it?

Have you counted the cost of following Him?

Have you considered Jesus’ expectations for you?

Are you prepared (with His help) to deny your own desires this year?

Will you embrace your cross and follow Him into this year?

Personal Prayer

[1] Romans 12:1 ‘’I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”

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[newstartdiscipleship]

This is the best Bible reading plan for new believers I've ever found. Plus, you can download a free PDF copy of it. :) https://www.newstartdiscipleship.com/post/bible-reading-plan-for-new-believers-the-best-one-that-i-ve-ever-found

#following jesus #discipleship #small church

[therevlisad]

False Following, three prayers inspired by John 6.24-35

I am the Bread of Life by Kennedy A Paizs. “I want to desire Jesus as much as I desire to eat each day to sustain my physical life.” John 6:25-27When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not…

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[aniah-who]

It may not always be immediately discerned and it may sometimes even be faint, but if you are connected to Jesus Christ, if you are His sheep, you will hear Him and know His voice. It may take you some time to realize, but eventually, you will because you are His and He won’t leave you lost or confused.

John 10:4 | King James Version

4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

John 10:27-30 | King James Version

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

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[walkswithmyfather]

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[officialyourdailyinspiration]

For God So Loved the World

For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life. God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. — John 3:16-17 | Free Bible Version (FBV) The Free Bible Version is a project of Free Bible Ministry; Copyright © 2018, Free Bible Ministry. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 22:2; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:18; John 3:18; John 3:34; John 3:36; John 5:36; John 5:38; John 6:29; John 6:38; John 6:40; John 6:57; John 7:29; John 11:25

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[biblebloodhound]

Walk on Water? Why? (Matthew 14:22-33)

Failure does not define us; it isn’t our identity.

Jesus Walks on Water, by Konstantin Alexejewitsch Korowin, 1890  Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because…

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[theinwardlight]

Just as the goal of the vocal minister is not simply to be heard but for the living Word of Christ to be heard through his or her words, so the primary calling of the pastoral minister is not to do shepherding but to lead the flock to the nurturing-healing power of Christ – the true Shepherd of the sheep.

Paul Anderson, Following Jesus

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[miami-sunshine99]

How to Walk in the Kingdom of God: Simple Steps

The other night I was pondering what I wanted to share on an upcoming podcast a friend asked me to join. What is a simple, straightforward teaching that resonates with me and the potential audience deeply? For me, that is – How to Walk in the Kingdom of God. Many people have asked me over the years how to do this – how do I actually follow Jesus? What does that look like? How do I position my…

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