All this was after Jesus had died on a cross for our sins and had been resurrected from the dead and had appeared to many people, including to his disciples. Peter and some of the other disciples had just gone fishing and had caught nothing. Then Jesus appeared and he told them where to cast … Continue reading You Follow Me!
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The Joy of Following Jesus
Matthew 16:24-27 ESV “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he … Continue reading The Joy of Following Jesus
Whoever Follows Jesus Christ
The Light of Life John 8:12 ESV “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’.” Jesus is the light of the world. The light is righteousness and truth, and it is the gospel of our … Continue reading Whoever Follows Jesus Christ
I Press on Toward the Goal
Philippians 3:7-11 ESV “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may … Continue reading I Press on Toward the Goal
We Will Not Walk in Darkness
Whoever Follows Him John 8:12 ESV “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” If we genuinely believe in Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Savior, we will not deliberately conduct our lives in … Continue reading We Will Not Walk in Darkness
If Anyone Would Come
Luke 9:23 ESV “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” What does it take for us to deny ourselves? It means we say, “No!” to ungodliness and fleshly lusts. It means we say “No!” to what we want … Continue reading If Anyone Would Come
Many Believed in Him
I am reading in John 8, beginning with verse 12. Much of it I will summarize, for it is a lengthy passage of Scripture. “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12 ESV … Continue reading Many Believed in Him
To Their Own Harm
Hebrews 6:1-3 ESV “Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do … Continue reading To Their Own Harm
According to God’s Word
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with … Continue reading According to God’s Word
Run With It 