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Follow Me and …
… there is always another thing
Religion in Canada
• 82% believe God understands and is forgiving
• 66% believe in forgiveness through Christ
• 64% believe the Bible is the Word of God
• 44% believe they have committed their lives
to Christ
Source: Ipsos-Reid 2003
Religion in Canada
• 82% believe God understands and is forgiving
• 66% believe in forgiveness through Christ
• 64% believe the Bible is the Word of God
• 44% believe they have committed their lives to
Christ
• 19% attend church (2003)
• Probably 16% today
Source: Ipsos-Reid 2003
Follow Me and …
Matthew Mark Luke John
1 4:19 1:17
2 8:22 9:59
3 9:9 2:14 5:27
4 10:38, 16:24 8:34 9:23, 14:27
5 19:21 10:21 18:22
6 1:43
7 10:27
8 12:26
9 21:19
10 21:22
Follow Me and …
Matthew John
1 4:19
2 8:22
3 9:9
4 10:38, 16:24
5 19:21
6 1:43
7 10:27
8 12:26
9 21:19
10 21:22
Follow Me and …
• Always a command; never a question
• Always personal / small group
• Always a declared expectation
• Always an expectation of activity
• Always a change of life and purpose
Follow and Fish
• Matthew 4:19 (Mark 1:17)
• “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will
send you out to fish for people.”
Follow and Fish
• Matthew 4:18-20
• As Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee
he saw two brothers Simon called Peter and
his brother Andrew. They were casting a net
into the lake, for they were fishermen.
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will
send you out to fish for people.” At once
they left their nets and followed him.
Follow and Fish
• Matthew 4:19 (Mark 1:17)
• “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will
send you out to fish for people.”
• DO I SEARCH FOR PEOPLE
TO BRING TO JESUS?
Follow and Focus
• Matthew 8:22 (Luke 9:59)
• But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the
dead bury their own dead.”
Follow and Focus
• Matthew 8:21-22
• Another disciple said to him, “Lord let me
first go and bury my father.” But Jesus told
him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their
own dead.”
• Luke 9:60 “… but you go and proclaim the
kingdom of God.”
Follow and Focus
• Matthew 8:22 (Luke 9:59)
• But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the
dead bury their own dead.”
• DO I SET FAMILY AND BUSINESS CONCERNS BEHIND FOLLOWING JESUS?
Follow and Facilitate
• Matthew 9:9 (Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27)
• As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man
named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s
booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and
Matthew got up and followed him.
Follow and Facilitate
• Matthew 9:9-10
• As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man
named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s
booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and
Matthew got up and followed him. While
Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s
house, many tax collectors and “sinners”
came and ate with him and his disciples.
Follow and Facilitate
• Matthew 9:9 (Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27)
• As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man
named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s
booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and
Matthew got up and followed him.
• DO I BRING PEOPLE TO MEETINGS WHERE THEY CAN MEET JESUS?
Follow and Forfeit
• Matthew 16:24 (10:38, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, 14:27)
• Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever
wants to be my disciple must deny
themselves and take up their cross and
follow me.”
Follow and Forfeit
• Matthew 16:24-28
• Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever
wants to be my disciple must deny
themselves and take up their cross and
follow me. For whoever wants to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
for me will find it. … he (the Father) will
reward each person according to what he
has done.”
Follow and Forfeit
• Matthew 16:24 (10:38, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, 14:27)
• Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever
wants to be my disciple must deny
themselves and take up their cross and
follow me.”
• DO I SET MY PERSONAL AGENDA ASIDE SO I CAN FOLLOW JESUS CLOSER?
Follow and Finance
• Matthew 19:21 (Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22)
• Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,
go, sell your possessions and give to the
poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
Follow and Finance
• Matthew 19:16-22
• Now a man came up to Jesus an asked,
“Teacher, what good thing must I do to get
eternal life?” … Jesus answered, “If you
want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions
and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this, he went
away sad, because he had great wealth.
Follow and Finance
• Matthew 19:21 (Mark 10:21, Luke 18:22)
• Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,
go, sell your possessions and give to the
poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
• DO I PUT FOLLOWING JESUS BEFORE MONEY?
Follow and Find
• John 1:43
• The next day Jesus decided to leave for
Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him,
“Follow me.”
Follow and Find
• John 1:43
• The next day Jesus decided to leave for
Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him,
“Follow me.” Philip, like Andrew and Peter,
was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip
found Nathaniel …
Follow and Find
• John 1:43
• The next day Jesus decided to leave for
Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him,
“Follow me.”
• DO I SEEK TO FIND PEOPLE TO FOLLOW JESUS WITH ME?
Follow and Fellowship
• John 10:27
• “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,
and they follow me.”
Follow and Fellowship
• John 10:27-30
• “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,
and they follow me. I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish; no one can
snatch them out of my hand. My Father who
has given them to me, is greater than all; no
one can snatch them out of my Father’s
hand. I and the Father are one.”
Follow and Fellowship
• John 10:27
• “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,
and they follow me.”
• DO I LISTEN TO JESUS THROUGH HIS WORD EVERY DAY?
Follow and Farm
• John 12:26
• “Whoever serves me must follow me; and
where I am, my servant also will be. My
Father will honor the one who serves me.”
Follow and Farm
• John 12:24-26
• “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”
Follow and Farm
• John 12:26
• “Whoever serves me must follow me; and
where I am, my servant also will be. My
Father will honor the one who serves me.”
• DO I LET THE SEEDS I PLANT DIE SO THEY CAN MULTIPLY FOR JESUS?
Follow and Finish
• John 21:19
• Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death
by which Peter would glorify God. Then he
said to him, “Follow me!”
Follow and Finish
• John 21:17-19
• Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. I tell you the
truth … you were younger … when you are
old …” Jesus said this to indicate the kind
of death by which Peter would glorify God.
Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
Follow and Finish
• John 21:19
• Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death
by which Peter would glorify God. Then he
said to him, “Follow me!”
• WILL I FINISH STRONG IN FOLLOWING JESUS?
Follow and Fixate
• John 21:22
• Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain
alive until I return, what is that to you? You
must follow me.”
Follow and Fixate
• John 21:20-22
• Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom
Jesus loved was following them. … When
Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord what about
him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to
remain alive until I return, what is that to
you? You must follow me.”
Follow and Fixate
• John 21:22
• Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain
alive until I return, what is that to you? You
must follow me.”
• DO I MIND MY OWN BUSINESS AS I FOLLOW JESUS?
Follow Me and …
Audience Matthew John
1 Follow and Fish 2 4:19
2 Follow and Focus 1 8:22
3 Follow and Facilitate 1 9:9
4 Follow and Forfeit 12 10:38, 16:24
5 Follow and Finance 1 19:21
6 Follow and Find 1 1:43
7 Follow and Fellowship 10? 10:27
8 Follow and Farm 2 12:26
9 Follow and Finish 1 21:19
10 Follow and Fixate 1 21:22