Luke 9:1-27

What does Jesus demand of me? It is crucial that we ask this question and then listen carefully as Jesus provides the answer. As Luke continues to write his “orderly account” for Theophilus, the time has come to make plain what it will look like for Jesus’ disciples to follow Him. And as we will see, in order to understand what it means to follow Jesus as His disciple, we must first clearly see who Jesus is and what He came to do. Though many try, we cannot divorce follower-ship of Jesus from the identity and mission of Jesus. Because Jesus is the Christ sent to suffer, die, and resurrect, Jesus summons me to deny, die, and follow Him. Main Idea—I must see who Jesus is, and so be ready to follow Him.