Following Jesus

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Following Jesus
...teaching and admonishing one another in
psalms and hymns... Col. 316
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Slide 876.0
CCLI 2718040
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Mark 214
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If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me and
where I am, there My servant will be also. If
anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
Jn. 1226
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It will not be Easy!
Luke 957-62
For to this you were called, because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you
should follow His steps 1 Pet. 221
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v.1 I Can Hear my Savior Calling
Luke 957-62

• Calls through the word
• 2 Thess. 214 called by gospel
• John 645 taught by God
• Rom. 1017 - so then faith comes by hearing, and
  hearing by the word of God.

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Take thy cross, and follow me

• "And whoever does not bear his cross and come
  after Me cannot be My disciple. Luke
  1427
• Cross was instrument of death
• Rather die than DENY !
• Be willing to give up everything

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• "Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to
  come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up
  his cross daily, and follow Me.
  Luke 923
• Voluntary
• Deny self
• Follow Me - continuous

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v.2 Ill go with Him through the Garden
Luke 957-62

• Peter, James, and John did not do this
• Matt. 2640 - asleep
• Matt. 2656 all forsook, fled

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• Follow Him in
• Boldness - Mark 838 - ashamed
• Prayer - Luke 2244-46
• Submission - Luke 2242
• Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away
  from Me nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be
  done.

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• Ill go with Him all the Way
• In suffering
• In temptation
• In hard times
• Nothing without can destroy

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Romans 838-39
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor
things present nor things to come, nor height nor
depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able
to separate us from the love of God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
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v.3 Ill go with Him through the Judgment
Luke 957-62

• Jesus will be there - Matt. 2531
• All of us will be there Mt. 2532
• For we must all appear before the judgment seat
  of Christ. 2 Cor. 510

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through the judgment
These things I have written to you who believe
in the name of the Son of God, that you may know
that you have eternal life, and that you may
continue to believe in the name of the Son of
God. 1 Jn. 513
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• Some will not go with Jesus through the judgment
• Disobedient - Matt. 721-23
• Do not obey - 2 Thess. 17-9
• No compassion - Matt. 2541
• Not in Book of Life Rev. 2015

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v.4 He will give me grace and Glory
Luke 957-62

• Grace is now offered
• Tit. 211-12 brings salvation
• Eph. 28-9 by grace through faith
• Glory waiting for those who glory in the Gospel
  now

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and go with me, all the way Matt. 2820 I am
with you always Heb. 135 I will never
leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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Chorus Where He leads Me I will Follow
Luke 957-62
Obey Live Daily Worship Study Word
Suffer if needed Fishers of men Heaven
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• Ill go with Him, All the Way
• Total Commitment Matt. 633
• Lk. 1433 - forsake all

• It is not
• When I get ready
• When it is convenient

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Those who go with Him all the way
But there shall by no means enter it anything
that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie,
but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book
of Life. Rev. 2127
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Is Your name written there ?
1. Called through the gospel 2. Go with Him
through trials 3. Go with Him through judgment 4.
He gives grace and glory 5. Ill follow where He
leads me
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REMISSION OF SINS