Most of us don't become Christians with the intent of following Jesus. We become Christians because we are told obedience pays and disobedience doesn't. We become Christians hoping that spirituality will fill the holes in our souls. We become Christians hoping God will fix us. Eventually, our agendas clash with Jesus' agenda, and we have to decide whether we'll abandon him or follow.

During his time on earth, Jesus invited misbehavers and unbelievers to follow him. We are all invited to follow him. You are invited to follow him, but there's something you need to know about following Jesus. It will cost you something eventually.

What are you wearing? And does what you are wearing communicate what or whom you follow? As we continue our summer series called "Follow", the discussion is about what defines us as Christians. It is not the shirts we wear, the fish on our cars, or the cross on a necklace around our necks that defines us. Love is what defines us, and love is displayed by our actions.

Last week, we started a new series called Follow and learned that being a Christian is not about religion but rather being in a relationship with Jesus. In our second week, we talk about different steps involved in being in that relationship. What is YOUR Next Step?

Jesus says to pray. Jesus says not to look over there. Jesus says to be nice. Jesus says to get up early and read your Bible. Lots of people think Christianity is all about doing what Jesus says. But what if doing what Jesus says isn't what Jesus says to do at all? Regardless of what you believe. Regardless of how you behave. Jesus invites you to follow him.

Over the last three weeks, our prayers have been about what we want God to do for us - Search Me, Break Me, Save Me. But what if we prayed more about what we could do for God? In our final sermon in the Dangerous Prayers series, we pray for God to Send Me.

In our third installment of the Dangerous Prayers series, we pray for God to "Save Me". You, at your very best, are never going to be good enough free yourself from slavery to sin. That is why God sent Christ Jesus to be the righteousness that we need. Through salvation in Christ our past is forgiven, our present is given purpose, and our future secured.

Could it be that all of our problems in life happen FOR us, not to us? We tend to engage in our little problems because the big ones scare us. But it is the big ones that drive us toward brokenness and dependence on something bigger than ourselves. Dependence on God. This week we are praying "Break Me".

So much of what we pray is generic, predicable, safe. Protect me, bless me, bless others. This series, Dangerous Prayers, is to help empower your prayers, and to experience a closer relationship with God. We start with David's plea to "Search me"

Have you ever made a mess messy-er? Some messes are unavoidable and if you are in the middle of a mess, there is no way to go back and unmake the mess. But with the mess you currently facing, there are some really bad options and you are being tempt to opt for something that will make you mess messy-er. This is the subject of our last sermon in the Address The Mess series.