Christ-Followers Follow. Do You?

Jesus gave a concise definition of faith when He said, “Follow me” (Matthew 4:19).

1. We follow Jesus by giving Him our burdens and yoking ourselves to Him so we stay in step with His purposes (Matthew 11:28-30).

2. We follow Jesus by being willing to suffer for what is right “because Christ suffered for [us], leaving [us] an example, that [we] should follow in his steps” 
(1 Peter 2:21).

3. We follow Jesus by becoming “fishers of men” so that others can follow Him too (i.e. sharing Christ; Matthew 4:19).

4. We follow Jesus by placing His purposes above our own because “He gave up his divine privileges” for us (Philippians 2:5-7).

5. We follow Jesus by being productive and obedient because apart from Him we “can do nothing” (John 15).

Three men in Luke 9:57-62 said they’d follow Jesus, but they were hesitant and halfhearted. Jesus said, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”(1)

Let's fix our eyes on Jesus and follow Him wholeheartedly (Hebrews 12:1-2)!
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(1) For more on these three men, see Three Warnings.

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