Disciples Follow Jesus!! That is the plain and simple truth. If you are not following Jesus, are you his Disciple? Look what Jesus says in Matthew 16:24 ….“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Today, we will look at the invitation Jesus gave us to follow. We are all following something; let us intentionally follow Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our Faith. If you need Faith, it will be found and experienced as you follow.

What are you preparing for? Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Have you ever heard this before? Our active and ongoing relationship with Jesus prepares us for what is coming our way because life is happening to you, whether you are planning it or not. Today's text comes out of Luke 22 and Matthew 26. The world of the Disciples is about to come crumbling down, and Jesus is taking the time to pray, and he invites his core to watch and pray with him. Why was this so important? It is the last few moments he had with his disciples, which was one more lesson for them. Jesus is still speaking these words to his disciples. Are you listening?

Here is the question we will wrestle with this morning. Are you offered a place in the kingdom of God? Hopefully, you are thinking to yourself, of course, this is Church, a place where we are invited into the Grace of God each Sunday. The better question is, what are you doing with the invitation? The offer has been made, and many will get the invitation, but few will choose to accept the offer. Today’s text will use a parable to teach us many things. It will teach us that many will make excuses when the call comes.

We just spent the last two weeks talking about what Jesus was willing to do for us to show his love by making a way back to the Father for you and me. The question for today what does God want from us now? How do we demonstrate our love and faith for our savior? How do we love an unseen God? We love people that we can see. Hopefully, you are wearing your steal-toed shoes today because the words of Jesus will step on your toes. Are you ready?

HE HAS RISEN!!!! Last week, we talked about Luke nine and the fact that Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem, meaning he set his face toward the cross, meaning he set his face toward your freedom and redemption. Today, we will look closely at what Jesus accomplished on the cross and what he meant when he said it was Finished. The real question you need to answer today is what this means for me!!

Today, we are starting our two-week series celebrating our resurrected SAVIOR called "It is Finished." But before we get to the finished work of the cross, you must know that nothing would stop Jesus from completing his mission. His mission was the world's redemption, and there had to be a cross. Luke tells us in chapter nine that Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem. Where are you going? How determined are you to get there? Where you set your focus determines your direction. Today, we celebrate with grateful hearts that Jesus set his face on the cross. He knew who he was and where he was going, and nothing would stop him from completing the job set before him. Part of the job was your salvation.

Reach Community Church

Most people in this room believe God can do great and miraculous things. God's ability isn't the hard part. Don't get me wrong, it takes faith to reach this point, but it's relatively easy to believe that God can. The hard part is this question. Is he willing to do it for you? This is where the text is going to lead us today. Let's see what God might want to say and do today if you are willing.

Pastor Randy Thornton - Grace Church Southern Pines

How do you see the Father? How you answer this question determines your willingness to interact with him. Does he care, does he pursue, does he forgive, and does he want me? I don't want you to answer those questions with just your theological knowledge because good theology matters for nothing if it doesn't affect how you live. The Gospels were the Father's way of teaching us truths about him. Religious people of Jesus' day missed it, and there is a strong possibility that so will we if we are not careful. Today, we will walk through the first fourteen verses of Matthew 18 and ask ourselves what the Father wants to say about these things.