1 00:00:05,210 --> 00:00:09,090 In verse 21, Jesus is speaking, there's quite 2 00:00:09,090 --> 00:00:12,670 a crowd around him, and in verse 21 3 00:00:12,670 --> 00:00:17,390 he starts to speak, he says, actually look 4 00:00:17,390 --> 00:00:19,810 back at verse 12, he says, Jesus speaking 5 00:00:19,810 --> 00:00:21,270 and saying, I am the light of the 6 00:00:21,270 --> 00:00:23,890 world, he that followeth me shall not walk 7 00:00:23,890 --> 00:00:26,250 in darkness, but shall have the light of 8 00:00:26,250 --> 00:00:26,670 life. 9 00:00:26,670 --> 00:00:29,350 Jump down to verse 21, then Jesus said, 10 00:00:29,450 --> 00:00:31,070 I go my way and you shall seek 11 00:00:31,070 --> 00:00:33,250 me and shall die in your sins, whither 12 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:34,910 you go, you cannot come. 13 00:00:35,330 --> 00:00:38,110 And then in verse 24, I said therefore 14 00:00:38,110 --> 00:00:39,550 unto you that you shall die in your 15 00:00:39,550 --> 00:00:41,950 sins, for if you believe not that I 16 00:00:41,950 --> 00:00:44,770 am he, you shall die in your sins. 17 00:00:46,130 --> 00:00:50,930 Then verse 30, he says, as he spoke 18 00:00:50,930 --> 00:00:53,410 these words, many believed on him. 19 00:00:53,410 --> 00:00:55,530 And then this is the verse I'd like 20 00:00:55,530 --> 00:00:58,090 us to think about this morning, many believers 21 00:00:58,090 --> 00:01:00,650 here, many believe these amazing words Jesus was 22 00:01:00,650 --> 00:01:00,990 preaching. 23 00:01:01,170 --> 00:01:02,850 And then in verse 31, he says this, 24 00:01:03,470 --> 00:01:05,230 Jesus said to those Jews which believed on 25 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:09,850 him, if you continue in my word, then 26 00:01:09,850 --> 00:01:11,730 are you my disciples? 27 00:01:11,830 --> 00:01:14,510 Indeed, then are you truly, really my disciples? 28 00:01:17,020 --> 00:01:18,580 You know, is there a difference this morning? 29 00:01:18,700 --> 00:01:20,600 Let's think about is there a difference between 30 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,320 a Christian and a disciple? 31 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,700 Is there a difference between a believer and 32 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:27,240 a disciple? 33 00:01:28,100 --> 00:01:29,420 He said this, if you notice to the 34 00:01:29,420 --> 00:01:31,240 believers, the ones that believed in him, the 35 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:32,880 ones that thought he was sent from God, 36 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,580 they believed his message was from God. 37 00:01:35,660 --> 00:01:38,540 And yet he turned to those people and 38 00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:42,260 said, if you keep on remaining in my 39 00:01:42,260 --> 00:01:44,560 words, if you keep on abiding, this is 40 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,260 the same word for abide in John chapter 41 00:01:46,260 --> 00:01:46,740 15. 42 00:01:47,060 --> 00:01:49,460 If you abide in my words, then you 43 00:01:49,460 --> 00:01:51,840 will really be my disciples. 44 00:01:52,380 --> 00:01:53,780 You know, as we were driving up here 45 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:55,660 this morning, we passed church house after church 46 00:01:55,660 --> 00:01:56,740 house, after church house. 47 00:01:56,820 --> 00:01:59,120 And I thought to myself, so many disciples 48 00:01:59,120 --> 00:01:59,680 of Jesus. 49 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:00,060 Right. 50 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,780 As we came, are they all truly, really 51 00:02:02,780 --> 00:02:04,000 disciples of Jesus? 52 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:05,520 Well, Jesus gave us the answer. 53 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,320 He said, if we continue in his word, 54 00:02:07,699 --> 00:02:09,960 then we are really his disciples. 55 00:02:10,340 --> 00:02:12,160 In fact, it's kind of an interesting thought 56 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,440 to think about that the word Christian wasn't 57 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,180 even coined. 58 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,180 You know, these early disciples of Jesus, they 59 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:19,000 weren't Christians. 60 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,940 It wasn't even coined till the book of 61 00:02:20,940 --> 00:02:21,320 Acts. 62 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,380 Jesus called them disciples. 63 00:02:24,020 --> 00:02:26,680 Later, people in the book of Acts, they 64 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,980 said the Christians in Antioch were called the 65 00:02:29,980 --> 00:02:31,580 disciples were called Christians. 66 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,760 And so this was a later term. 67 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,100 Yet we go around and we say we're 68 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:37,900 Christians, but really Christians are disciples. 69 00:02:42,970 --> 00:02:45,730 I'd like to read something for this meaning 70 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:46,730 of the word disciple. 71 00:02:46,870 --> 00:02:51,350 I found this an encyclopedia kind of interesting. 72 00:02:51,350 --> 00:02:53,170 Now, if we were to look at the 73 00:02:53,170 --> 00:02:55,830 Strong's definition of disciple, it just means a 74 00:02:55,830 --> 00:02:58,090 pupil or a learner, somebody you might think 75 00:02:58,090 --> 00:02:58,910 that goes to school. 76 00:02:59,170 --> 00:03:00,010 But listen to this. 77 00:03:01,030 --> 00:03:03,810 The meaning of the word disciple is not 78 00:03:03,810 --> 00:03:09,190 primarily derived from its root meaning, but from 79 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:12,910 its widespread usage in ancient in the ancient 80 00:03:12,910 --> 00:03:13,330 world. 81 00:03:13,870 --> 00:03:16,370 Disciples are found in the world outside of 82 00:03:16,370 --> 00:03:16,730 the Bible. 83 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:20,090 For example, among the ancient Greek philosophers, disciples 84 00:03:20,090 --> 00:03:22,010 learned by imitating. 85 00:03:23,210 --> 00:03:26,530 The teacher's entire way of life and not 86 00:03:26,530 --> 00:03:29,090 just by remembering the spoken words, you know, 87 00:03:29,130 --> 00:03:30,470 we come here this morning and we read 88 00:03:30,470 --> 00:03:33,070 Jesus's words and we remember him, but the 89 00:03:33,070 --> 00:03:35,130 disciples in this time, in the early times 90 00:03:35,130 --> 00:03:37,610 when Jesus was walking this earth, the disciple 91 00:03:37,610 --> 00:03:40,610 mentality was you pick somebody and then you 92 00:03:40,610 --> 00:03:43,070 walked with that person, you imitated that person. 93 00:03:43,610 --> 00:03:45,870 I'll keep reading in the world of the 94 00:03:45,870 --> 00:03:46,210 Bible. 95 00:03:46,210 --> 00:03:48,990 A disciple was a person who followed a 96 00:03:48,990 --> 00:03:51,910 teacher or a rabbi or a master or 97 00:03:51,910 --> 00:03:52,550 a philosopher. 98 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:55,310 Even Plato and some have you say his 99 00:03:55,310 --> 00:03:56,970 name, that Greek guy, he had disciples. 100 00:03:57,530 --> 00:03:59,950 The disciples desire to learn not only the 101 00:03:59,950 --> 00:04:02,810 teaching of the rabbi, but to imitate the 102 00:04:02,810 --> 00:04:05,710 practical details of their life. 103 00:04:06,170 --> 00:04:08,590 A disciple did not merely attend lectures or 104 00:04:08,590 --> 00:04:09,170 read books. 105 00:04:09,830 --> 00:04:13,310 They were required to interact with and imitate 106 00:04:13,310 --> 00:04:14,690 a real living person. 107 00:04:15,470 --> 00:04:18,649 A disciple would literally follow someone in hopes 108 00:04:18,649 --> 00:04:20,990 to eventually becoming what they are. 109 00:04:21,390 --> 00:04:23,530 A Christian disciple is a believer who follows 110 00:04:23,530 --> 00:04:27,070 Christ and then offers his own imitation of 111 00:04:27,070 --> 00:04:29,390 Christ as a model for others to follow. 112 00:04:30,570 --> 00:04:32,490 A disciple is first a believer. 113 00:04:33,790 --> 00:04:35,410 Who has exercised faith. 114 00:04:35,610 --> 00:04:37,670 This means they have experienced conversion and put 115 00:04:37,670 --> 00:04:39,830 Jesus at the center of their life and 116 00:04:39,830 --> 00:04:42,050 participated in the rights of Christian imitation. 117 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:45,670 A full developed disciple is also a leader 118 00:04:45,670 --> 00:04:48,090 of others who attempts to pass on the 119 00:04:48,090 --> 00:04:49,150 faith to his followers. 120 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:52,010 So a disciple was somebody like pick somebody 121 00:04:52,010 --> 00:04:53,690 in the world that you know, that you 122 00:04:53,690 --> 00:04:54,250 admire. 123 00:04:55,010 --> 00:04:56,410 Maybe maybe somebody would say, I want to 124 00:04:56,410 --> 00:04:57,450 be like Elon Musk. 125 00:04:57,630 --> 00:04:59,230 You know, he owns SpaceX. 126 00:04:59,470 --> 00:05:01,130 He owns Tesla. 127 00:05:01,850 --> 00:05:04,290 You know, he owns a couple. 128 00:05:04,390 --> 00:05:06,430 He owns a boring company that can put 129 00:05:06,430 --> 00:05:07,170 tunnels in. 130 00:05:07,690 --> 00:05:08,810 Now he owns Twitter. 131 00:05:08,810 --> 00:05:10,490 Maybe you said to yourself, I want to 132 00:05:10,490 --> 00:05:12,970 be successful in this world like Elon Musk. 133 00:05:13,150 --> 00:05:15,410 So you get in and you follow him 134 00:05:15,410 --> 00:05:17,110 everywhere he goes, not just read about him. 135 00:05:17,230 --> 00:05:18,370 You get you call him up and you 136 00:05:18,370 --> 00:05:19,530 say, I want to be your disciple. 137 00:05:19,530 --> 00:05:20,410 I want to be your apprentice. 138 00:05:20,490 --> 00:05:21,850 And you follow him along everywhere. 139 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:23,890 You watch the way he makes decisions. 140 00:05:24,010 --> 00:05:25,290 You watch the way he sits down at 141 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:25,770 board meetings. 142 00:05:26,070 --> 00:05:27,270 You even watch the way he sends out 143 00:05:27,270 --> 00:05:28,450 Twitter messages to people. 144 00:05:28,610 --> 00:05:30,670 And you take mental note of these things 145 00:05:30,670 --> 00:05:35,310 and you slowly develop becoming more and more 146 00:05:35,310 --> 00:05:36,270 like Elon Musk. 147 00:05:36,330 --> 00:05:38,430 And pretty soon, you know, if you're successful 148 00:05:38,430 --> 00:05:38,790 in this. 149 00:05:38,790 --> 00:05:41,530 Imitation, maybe you could own a bunch of 150 00:05:41,530 --> 00:05:42,350 companies like him. 151 00:05:43,070 --> 00:05:45,710 That's the idea of what a disciple is. 152 00:05:46,350 --> 00:05:47,910 Now, Jesus said here in our passage that 153 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:51,330 we're reading, he said, if you continue in 154 00:05:51,330 --> 00:05:55,070 my word, then are you really my disciples? 155 00:05:55,210 --> 00:05:56,430 It's something we all have to ask. 156 00:05:56,530 --> 00:05:57,610 You know, one of these days, this whole 157 00:05:57,610 --> 00:06:00,030 world's going to be over for us. 158 00:06:00,150 --> 00:06:01,770 We're going to stand before the Lord. 159 00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:05,410 And, you know, at that point, the question 160 00:06:05,410 --> 00:06:08,250 will be, are we really his disciples? 161 00:06:09,290 --> 00:06:11,190 Something we all need to ask ourselves. 162 00:06:11,390 --> 00:06:13,370 Think about let's imagine a little bit back 163 00:06:13,370 --> 00:06:15,290 when Jesus called his disciples. 164 00:06:15,710 --> 00:06:19,050 Think of those fishermen out on the out 165 00:06:19,050 --> 00:06:20,050 on the Sea of Galilee. 166 00:06:21,750 --> 00:06:24,530 And in one account, Jesus is walking along 167 00:06:24,530 --> 00:06:27,170 and they're just fishing and they're mending their 168 00:06:27,170 --> 00:06:27,510 nets. 169 00:06:27,890 --> 00:06:29,370 And he comes up to him and he 170 00:06:29,370 --> 00:06:31,390 says, come follow me. 171 00:06:32,150 --> 00:06:33,650 Think of the things that would have gone 172 00:06:33,650 --> 00:06:34,210 through their mind. 173 00:06:34,370 --> 00:06:34,990 Think of Peter. 174 00:06:35,570 --> 00:06:36,730 Think of Andrew. 175 00:06:37,390 --> 00:06:40,290 You know, they grew up maybe all their 176 00:06:40,290 --> 00:06:42,390 life with their dad as fishermen. 177 00:06:42,970 --> 00:06:44,850 Maybe the smell of the sea, you know, 178 00:06:44,950 --> 00:06:48,570 the the wind that came off of that 179 00:06:48,570 --> 00:06:52,530 lake, maybe just the sight of fish and, 180 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:56,210 you know, the warm breeze coming just brought 181 00:06:56,210 --> 00:06:57,070 back all these memories. 182 00:06:57,190 --> 00:06:59,310 I remember going hunting with my dad and, 183 00:06:59,830 --> 00:07:01,410 you know, he'd take me out, pick me 184 00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:02,070 up from school. 185 00:07:02,290 --> 00:07:04,570 We go get jerky, get a root beer. 186 00:07:04,570 --> 00:07:06,570 And, you know, just those memories still come 187 00:07:06,570 --> 00:07:06,990 back to me. 188 00:07:07,070 --> 00:07:07,550 Think of them. 189 00:07:08,310 --> 00:07:09,810 You know, they had these dreams. 190 00:07:09,990 --> 00:07:11,670 They had bills to pay. 191 00:07:12,250 --> 00:07:13,690 They had families. 192 00:07:14,110 --> 00:07:15,710 Peter was evidently a married man. 193 00:07:16,270 --> 00:07:18,770 And Jesus walks up to them in the 194 00:07:18,770 --> 00:07:19,290 book of Luke. 195 00:07:19,370 --> 00:07:20,490 He performs a miracle. 196 00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:23,990 It's the miracle where they can't pull in 197 00:07:23,990 --> 00:07:24,410 so much. 198 00:07:24,470 --> 00:07:25,930 They pull in so much fish, it almost 199 00:07:25,930 --> 00:07:26,610 sinks the ship. 200 00:07:27,410 --> 00:07:29,410 And Peter falls on his knees and says, 201 00:07:29,470 --> 00:07:30,330 I am a wicked man. 202 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:31,990 And what does Jesus say to them? 203 00:07:31,990 --> 00:07:33,790 He says, come, follow me. 204 00:07:34,250 --> 00:07:35,090 And what do they say? 205 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:37,690 It says they left their nets and followed 206 00:07:37,690 --> 00:07:37,930 him. 207 00:07:38,330 --> 00:07:41,410 A little later, he talks to James and 208 00:07:41,410 --> 00:07:44,270 his brother, the sons of Zebedee. 209 00:07:44,850 --> 00:07:46,690 And it says he told them the same 210 00:07:46,690 --> 00:07:46,890 thing. 211 00:07:46,990 --> 00:07:48,490 Come, follow me. 212 00:07:48,630 --> 00:07:50,350 And they said, it says in the scripture, 213 00:07:50,490 --> 00:07:54,110 they immediately left the ship and their father 214 00:07:54,810 --> 00:07:55,990 and they followed him. 215 00:07:57,110 --> 00:08:00,430 In Luke, it says they forsook all and 216 00:08:00,430 --> 00:08:01,270 they followed him. 217 00:08:02,730 --> 00:08:06,310 Matthew was sitting at a table collecting taxes 218 00:08:06,310 --> 00:08:08,690 for the Roman government, I suppose. 219 00:08:08,970 --> 00:08:11,610 And as Jesus came by, you know, he 220 00:08:11,610 --> 00:08:12,790 probably had the dream job. 221 00:08:12,870 --> 00:08:15,730 He had a great salary, probably had great 222 00:08:15,730 --> 00:08:16,310 health care. 223 00:08:17,310 --> 00:08:19,570 I'm sure Rome was offering great benefits. 224 00:08:21,170 --> 00:08:23,470 And Jesus came up to him and said, 225 00:08:23,850 --> 00:08:24,910 follow me. 226 00:08:25,610 --> 00:08:28,410 And Matthew, it says in the book of 227 00:08:28,410 --> 00:08:31,030 Luke, it says he left all. 228 00:08:31,990 --> 00:08:33,870 Rose up and followed him. 229 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:36,390 Think of their commitment, the things they had 230 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:37,090 to give up. 231 00:08:37,950 --> 00:08:41,070 As I read these passages, I see that 232 00:08:41,070 --> 00:08:43,510 followers of Jesus forsook their jobs. 233 00:08:44,890 --> 00:08:49,830 They forsook their families, Zebedee, right there, their 234 00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:50,150 father. 235 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,350 They also forsook their possessions, ships, nets, fishing, 236 00:08:56,830 --> 00:08:57,170 jobs. 237 00:08:57,170 --> 00:09:00,210 All of this they forsook because they knew 238 00:09:00,210 --> 00:09:03,290 Jesus was the rabbi to follow. 239 00:09:04,430 --> 00:09:07,670 You know, they to them, Jesus was so 240 00:09:07,670 --> 00:09:08,870 much more than Elon Musk. 241 00:09:10,830 --> 00:09:15,050 And so Jesus actually gives us some of 242 00:09:15,050 --> 00:09:18,590 his requirements for being his disciples. 243 00:09:18,750 --> 00:09:19,890 Now, I don't know if you notice before 244 00:09:19,890 --> 00:09:21,370 we go on any further, did you notice 245 00:09:21,370 --> 00:09:26,770 with all of those disciples, pupils, apprentices that 246 00:09:26,770 --> 00:09:29,750 he called, what was the common word that 247 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:30,730 he said to each one of them? 248 00:09:31,330 --> 00:09:33,450 There's a common word, but you pick it 249 00:09:33,450 --> 00:09:38,130 up, follow, follow, follow, follow. 250 00:09:38,230 --> 00:09:39,970 Did you notice that to every one of 251 00:09:39,970 --> 00:09:40,110 them? 252 00:09:40,190 --> 00:09:41,550 He said followers. 253 00:09:41,670 --> 00:09:44,410 So it's it's no wonder we call ourselves 254 00:09:44,410 --> 00:09:46,210 followers of Jesus. 255 00:09:46,430 --> 00:09:48,250 In fact, we sing a song this morning. 256 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:49,410 I serve a risen savior. 257 00:09:49,770 --> 00:09:52,270 He walks with me and talks with me. 258 00:09:52,630 --> 00:09:54,870 He lives within my heart. 259 00:09:56,030 --> 00:09:58,390 So these early disciples, they were followers, and 260 00:09:58,390 --> 00:09:59,990 Jesus even told them, he said this, he 261 00:09:59,990 --> 00:10:04,390 says, whoever be of you that forsakes not 262 00:10:04,390 --> 00:10:05,750 all he has. 263 00:10:05,930 --> 00:10:08,010 What a what an incredible teaching of the 264 00:10:08,010 --> 00:10:09,130 one we call our master. 265 00:10:09,550 --> 00:10:11,550 If we don't forsake all that we have, 266 00:10:12,250 --> 00:10:14,530 you cannot be my disciple. 267 00:10:14,690 --> 00:10:16,690 You cannot be my follower. 268 00:10:17,210 --> 00:10:19,130 He also told them in another passage in 269 00:10:19,130 --> 00:10:21,170 Luke, he said, unless you hate your father 270 00:10:21,170 --> 00:10:21,830 and your mother. 271 00:10:22,630 --> 00:10:24,830 And your wife and your children, your brother, 272 00:10:24,950 --> 00:10:28,530 and even your own life, you can't be 273 00:10:28,530 --> 00:10:29,190 my disciple. 274 00:10:30,610 --> 00:10:31,930 And then he goes on to say, and 275 00:10:31,930 --> 00:10:33,610 whoever does not bear his cross or take 276 00:10:33,610 --> 00:10:36,950 up his cross every day and follow me 277 00:10:36,950 --> 00:10:38,650 cannot be my disciple. 278 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:41,630 Now, you know, that's a big that's a 279 00:10:41,630 --> 00:10:43,770 lot of requirement. 280 00:10:44,170 --> 00:10:46,810 But Jesus wants to give us in exchange 281 00:10:46,810 --> 00:10:47,170 for that. 282 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:48,370 He wants to give us all the things 283 00:10:48,370 --> 00:10:49,310 we sang about this morning. 284 00:10:49,370 --> 00:10:50,550 He wants to give us eternal life. 285 00:10:50,550 --> 00:10:52,170 He wants to give us his Holy Spirit 286 00:10:52,170 --> 00:10:54,270 to comfort us and to cheer us and 287 00:10:54,270 --> 00:10:56,350 to guide us along life's narrow way. 288 00:10:58,530 --> 00:10:59,590 So what is a follower? 289 00:11:00,590 --> 00:11:02,510 You know, if we're truly a disciple, which 290 00:11:02,510 --> 00:11:03,950 is a follower, what is a follower? 291 00:11:04,030 --> 00:11:06,370 Let's think about those disciples, those three and 292 00:11:06,370 --> 00:11:07,970 a half years they left their nets, they 293 00:11:07,970 --> 00:11:11,710 left their father and they just walked with 294 00:11:11,710 --> 00:11:11,990 Jesus. 295 00:11:12,150 --> 00:11:14,030 Now, I'm sure many of you remember playing 296 00:11:14,030 --> 00:11:14,410 the game. 297 00:11:14,510 --> 00:11:15,590 Follow the leader, right? 298 00:11:16,330 --> 00:11:16,990 Remember that? 299 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:17,930 What did you do? 300 00:11:18,510 --> 00:11:20,290 Person walked and everybody followed him. 301 00:11:20,350 --> 00:11:21,750 If he turned, everybody followed him. 302 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:23,410 You know, if he went this way, he 303 00:11:23,410 --> 00:11:23,750 went this way. 304 00:11:23,810 --> 00:11:25,570 If he sat down, we all sit kind 305 00:11:25,570 --> 00:11:26,710 of a fun little game as a child. 306 00:11:27,030 --> 00:11:27,990 I don't know if it'd be fun anymore, 307 00:11:28,250 --> 00:11:28,430 but. 308 00:11:30,730 --> 00:11:33,470 But, you know, that's what a follower does. 309 00:11:33,950 --> 00:11:36,290 He follows his master. 310 00:11:36,430 --> 00:11:38,390 If we want to be like Jesus, that's 311 00:11:38,390 --> 00:11:39,230 the goal of a Christian. 312 00:11:39,970 --> 00:11:40,790 We have to follow him. 313 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:42,610 We have to imitate him. 314 00:11:42,790 --> 00:11:45,570 We have to practice what it's like to 315 00:11:45,570 --> 00:11:47,970 be a follower of Jesus. 316 00:11:48,650 --> 00:11:54,570 Now, we Christians, we disciples have a serious 317 00:11:54,570 --> 00:11:55,430 flaw in us. 318 00:11:55,550 --> 00:11:55,990 It's in me. 319 00:11:56,550 --> 00:11:58,330 I'm sure it's in everyone in this room. 320 00:11:58,490 --> 00:12:01,630 And that is we sometimes like to have 321 00:12:01,630 --> 00:12:03,590 our we like to split up our lives 322 00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:04,670 into two little groups. 323 00:12:05,190 --> 00:12:07,350 One group is our secular life. 324 00:12:07,530 --> 00:12:09,550 You know, it's our life where we do 325 00:12:09,550 --> 00:12:13,450 our jobs and we we we have our 326 00:12:13,450 --> 00:12:14,430 fun and our pleasures. 327 00:12:14,450 --> 00:12:16,010 And then we have our spiritual life, our 328 00:12:16,010 --> 00:12:16,910 other half, right? 329 00:12:16,910 --> 00:12:18,970 That's where we come together on Sunday and 330 00:12:18,970 --> 00:12:20,610 we sing songs and we worship the Lord. 331 00:12:22,450 --> 00:12:24,690 And I asked this question this morning, and 332 00:12:24,690 --> 00:12:26,230 this is what the Lord's been laying on 333 00:12:26,230 --> 00:12:27,130 my heart as of late. 334 00:12:27,450 --> 00:12:28,950 Is that what disciples do? 335 00:12:30,030 --> 00:12:32,190 What do what did those three and a 336 00:12:32,190 --> 00:12:34,110 half years, those disciples do as they walk 337 00:12:34,110 --> 00:12:34,630 with Jesus? 338 00:12:35,850 --> 00:12:38,610 When we think about them walking every day, 339 00:12:38,750 --> 00:12:40,250 following him, whatever he did, you know, they 340 00:12:40,250 --> 00:12:42,510 watched what he did and how he reacted 341 00:12:42,510 --> 00:12:43,750 to people that made him angry. 342 00:12:44,350 --> 00:12:46,650 They watch how he reacted to food. 343 00:12:47,150 --> 00:12:49,610 You know, when he got tired, they watched 344 00:12:49,610 --> 00:12:50,590 how Jesus reacted. 345 00:12:50,890 --> 00:12:52,190 They didn't just study his words. 346 00:12:52,310 --> 00:12:53,350 They walked with him. 347 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:56,550 They they watched how he reacted to the 348 00:12:56,550 --> 00:12:58,110 religious Pharisees. 349 00:12:58,350 --> 00:13:00,330 They watched how he prayed, how he went 350 00:13:00,330 --> 00:13:01,050 and fasted. 351 00:13:01,390 --> 00:13:03,570 They watched all of his actions for three 352 00:13:03,570 --> 00:13:05,530 and a half years as they walked with 353 00:13:05,530 --> 00:13:05,670 him. 354 00:13:06,590 --> 00:13:08,230 It wasn't just a once a week meeting 355 00:13:08,230 --> 00:13:11,350 where they, you know, came and praised him 356 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:12,790 and then went on with their lives. 357 00:13:13,290 --> 00:13:16,710 It wasn't a 15 to 30 minute time 358 00:13:16,710 --> 00:13:18,590 in the morning where they said, OK, I'm 359 00:13:18,590 --> 00:13:19,650 going to read some of your words, Jesus, 360 00:13:19,770 --> 00:13:20,630 and then I'm going to go live the 361 00:13:20,630 --> 00:13:21,410 rest of my life today. 362 00:13:21,690 --> 00:13:24,450 It was a commitment of following him all 363 00:13:24,450 --> 00:13:25,870 day through the whole day. 364 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:29,600 Now, I ask this question as a soul 365 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:30,380 searching question. 366 00:13:31,620 --> 00:13:34,400 Have the requirements for being a disciple changed? 367 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:38,560 Think about that, if these were the requirements 368 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:42,120 for the early disciples, have they changed for 369 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:42,400 us? 370 00:13:43,020 --> 00:13:46,580 Is there somehow some that don't need to 371 00:13:46,580 --> 00:13:49,920 follow Jesus all day or is Jesus wanting 372 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,080 our whole attention? 373 00:13:53,210 --> 00:13:56,230 How do we follow Jesus as his disciples 374 00:13:56,230 --> 00:13:56,950 every day? 375 00:13:57,050 --> 00:13:59,730 Obviously, we don't have Jesus here standing here 376 00:13:59,730 --> 00:14:01,650 that we can follow like the early disciples 377 00:14:01,650 --> 00:14:01,910 did. 378 00:14:02,490 --> 00:14:03,630 But somehow Jesus said this. 379 00:14:03,690 --> 00:14:05,150 He said, it's better than I go away, 380 00:14:05,790 --> 00:14:07,770 that the Holy Spirit could come into your 381 00:14:07,770 --> 00:14:09,770 heart and he could guide you. 382 00:14:09,830 --> 00:14:11,310 And he even told his own disciples he 383 00:14:11,310 --> 00:14:13,330 would do greater works than him. 384 00:14:13,890 --> 00:14:14,790 Think about that. 385 00:14:15,850 --> 00:14:18,850 How does a disciple today, each one of 386 00:14:18,850 --> 00:14:20,410 you that maybe raised your hands, I'm a 387 00:14:20,410 --> 00:14:21,230 disciple of Jesus. 388 00:14:22,230 --> 00:14:25,050 How do you follow Jesus every day of 389 00:14:25,050 --> 00:14:25,450 your life? 390 00:14:26,910 --> 00:14:28,890 And all through the day, how does a 391 00:14:28,890 --> 00:14:30,890 disciple start each day when you woke up 392 00:14:30,890 --> 00:14:31,270 this morning? 393 00:14:32,110 --> 00:14:33,790 How if you're truly a disciple of Jesus, 394 00:14:33,850 --> 00:14:35,570 how should we have started our day this 395 00:14:35,570 --> 00:14:35,810 morning? 396 00:14:39,340 --> 00:14:40,440 What about good morning, Lord? 397 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,580 What about I'm not my own? 398 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:46,540 What about I'm going to take up my 399 00:14:46,540 --> 00:14:48,340 cross today because that's what disciples do. 400 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,820 And today is going to be your day. 401 00:14:51,060 --> 00:14:52,680 Thank you, Lord, for giving me another day. 402 00:14:53,540 --> 00:14:55,060 You know, we're all so tempted to whip 403 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:57,400 out our phone or whatever it may be, 404 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,360 and immediately start into our day. 405 00:14:59,900 --> 00:15:03,140 What about starting off the day with him 406 00:15:03,140 --> 00:15:05,460 as our master, with him as our focus? 407 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,160 I want to be more like Jesus today 408 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,180 than I was yesterday. 409 00:15:11,020 --> 00:15:11,900 You know, if you were trying to be 410 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:15,040 like Elon Musk, I'm sure you'd wake up 411 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,780 in the morning and think, where is he? 412 00:15:17,180 --> 00:15:18,940 You know, we got to make some more. 413 00:15:19,260 --> 00:15:20,980 I got to become more like him because 414 00:15:20,980 --> 00:15:23,280 your goal is to, you know, own something 415 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,540 like SpaceX or Tesla. 416 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,520 How does a disciple start each day? 417 00:15:32,620 --> 00:15:34,760 How does he face the responsibilities? 418 00:15:34,980 --> 00:15:37,120 You start your job, you go to work. 419 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:39,940 How do you, how does a disciple, a 420 00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:43,480 follower of Jesus face his job? 421 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:48,130 You know, some verses came to my mind. 422 00:15:48,870 --> 00:15:53,830 It says in Proverbs, in all our ways, 423 00:15:54,070 --> 00:15:55,230 acknowledge him. 424 00:15:56,790 --> 00:16:00,490 It says, do everything for the glory of 425 00:16:00,490 --> 00:16:02,670 God, whether you eat or drink. 426 00:16:03,870 --> 00:16:05,730 You know, this is my encouragement. 427 00:16:05,910 --> 00:16:09,570 Can we somehow work our jobs with the 428 00:16:09,570 --> 00:16:09,770 Lord? 429 00:16:10,070 --> 00:16:12,270 Can we somehow commune with him while we 430 00:16:12,270 --> 00:16:12,490 work? 431 00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:14,790 Can we start off our day, Lord, today's 432 00:16:14,790 --> 00:16:18,870 yours and walk with him through the whole 433 00:16:18,870 --> 00:16:19,110 day? 434 00:16:19,850 --> 00:16:22,730 What happens when we come across an interruption, 435 00:16:23,050 --> 00:16:23,570 a problem? 436 00:16:23,710 --> 00:16:24,710 You know, it doesn't go the way we 437 00:16:24,710 --> 00:16:25,310 were hoping today. 438 00:16:25,530 --> 00:16:26,490 You know, maybe you get a flat tire 439 00:16:26,490 --> 00:16:31,270 or maybe that person just really annoys you. 440 00:16:32,310 --> 00:16:35,010 Can we somehow commune with him and say, 441 00:16:35,050 --> 00:16:37,830 Lord, tell him our, bring in, casting our 442 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,810 cares on him and ask him for grace 443 00:16:39,810 --> 00:16:40,310 to help us. 444 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:43,450 And like, we're walking with him just like 445 00:16:43,450 --> 00:16:45,710 the early followers did. 446 00:16:46,310 --> 00:16:48,250 The early disciples would have watched Jesus and 447 00:16:48,250 --> 00:16:49,290 okay, how does he handle this? 448 00:16:49,330 --> 00:16:50,190 And how does he handle work? 449 00:16:50,230 --> 00:16:51,310 And how does he handle relationships? 450 00:16:52,690 --> 00:16:54,210 What about when you need to buy something? 451 00:16:55,270 --> 00:16:56,750 You know, maybe there's that new thing, that 452 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:58,610 new toy you want to get, or that 453 00:16:58,610 --> 00:17:00,570 new whatever, fill in the blank. 454 00:17:01,650 --> 00:17:04,849 Should a disciple of Jesus even go to 455 00:17:04,849 --> 00:17:05,349 him for that? 456 00:17:05,970 --> 00:17:08,510 Should he even submit all of that to 457 00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:10,829 him and say, Lord, show me what I 458 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:12,089 should buy, what I shouldn't buy? 459 00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:18,589 What about when we interact with difficult people? 460 00:17:19,810 --> 00:17:21,569 Those can be difficult relationships. 461 00:17:23,510 --> 00:17:27,349 So my whole, my heart here is, maybe 462 00:17:27,349 --> 00:17:28,710 in your own heart, you're identifying. 463 00:17:28,870 --> 00:17:31,870 Do I have a split heart, a secular 464 00:17:31,870 --> 00:17:35,030 life where I just kind of, maybe even 465 00:17:35,030 --> 00:17:38,250 I'm my own rabbi, maybe I am my 466 00:17:38,250 --> 00:17:38,850 own master. 467 00:17:39,570 --> 00:17:41,030 And then I have these set times of 468 00:17:41,030 --> 00:17:42,310 when Jesus is my master. 469 00:17:43,050 --> 00:17:44,830 But is that really what followers of Jesus 470 00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:45,870 are supposed to be? 471 00:17:46,450 --> 00:17:48,290 Is it possible that followers of Jesus are 472 00:17:48,290 --> 00:17:50,950 supposed to follow him all the time? 473 00:17:51,990 --> 00:17:53,570 Here's a question, a soul searching question. 474 00:17:53,710 --> 00:17:56,470 Can you be a follower of Jesus and 475 00:17:56,470 --> 00:17:57,190 not follow him? 476 00:17:58,170 --> 00:18:00,690 Kind of a strange oxymoron, but a good 477 00:18:00,690 --> 00:18:01,890 question to ask our hearts. 478 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,740 Here's a quote I was reading in a 479 00:18:07,740 --> 00:18:09,300 book this last week, and it said this. 480 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,180 The average Christian today does not make much 481 00:18:12,180 --> 00:18:13,740 spiritual progress at all. 482 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,220 He is converted, joins the church. 483 00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:19,860 And five years later, he is right back 484 00:18:19,860 --> 00:18:20,560 where he started. 485 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,760 10 years later, he is still where he 486 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:24,080 was. 487 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,580 Or he was even slipped back a little. 488 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:31,640 That is not satisfactory to those who seek 489 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,540 and thirst and hunger after God. 490 00:18:34,540 --> 00:18:36,500 This was from a man who his whole 491 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:38,760 life hungered and thirsted after God. 492 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,960 So can we divide our lives into these 493 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,820 sections? 494 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,260 Can we divide our lives into secular and 495 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:49,660 then our spiritual life? 496 00:18:49,980 --> 00:18:52,920 The Bible says we're to pray without what? 497 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:53,560 Does anybody know? 498 00:18:54,460 --> 00:18:55,660 Ceasing, amen. 499 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:01,200 The Bible says in everything, give thanks. 500 00:19:02,120 --> 00:19:04,920 The Bible says rejoice in the Lord, what? 501 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:06,300 Always. 502 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,740 It says as you've received the Lord, so 503 00:19:10,740 --> 00:19:11,740 walk ye in him. 504 00:19:11,740 --> 00:19:14,520 Walking has an idea of movement, constant movement. 505 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,300 See, these all of these things indicate to 506 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:21,240 me that it's a moment by moment walking 507 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:21,840 with God. 508 00:19:22,660 --> 00:19:25,420 And if we're not careful, if we just 509 00:19:25,420 --> 00:19:28,700 allow ourselves to fall back into what's normal, 510 00:19:29,180 --> 00:19:32,260 we will do the split in our own 511 00:19:32,260 --> 00:19:32,640 hearts. 512 00:19:36,460 --> 00:19:38,200 Here's another soul searching question. 513 00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:41,640 Would someone define you or me? 514 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:46,780 Would someone define me as a person trying 515 00:19:46,780 --> 00:19:48,100 to imitate Jesus? 516 00:19:50,420 --> 00:19:51,680 Will they look at me and say, you 517 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,420 know, Jeremy, he when he's making a decision, 518 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,320 he he is trying to go to Jesus 519 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:57,900 to find out. 520 00:19:58,060 --> 00:19:59,560 When Jeremy is trying to work through a 521 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,340 problem at work or at home, he's going 522 00:20:01,340 --> 00:20:01,700 to Jesus. 523 00:20:01,820 --> 00:20:04,160 I can see he relies on him when 524 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,980 he is thinking about what to eat. 525 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,160 He's going to Jesus when he's deciding what 526 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:10,620 to buy. 527 00:20:11,660 --> 00:20:13,160 He does it with Jesus. 528 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,600 You know, I was thinking on the way 529 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:18,660 up here, I was talking to my family 530 00:20:18,660 --> 00:20:19,220 about this. 531 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,780 And I had this little, you know, Jesus 532 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:22,440 told parables. 533 00:20:23,300 --> 00:20:24,740 And I had this little parable. 534 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,400 I'll call it the dad parable. 535 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,380 Imagine if I jumped into my car, you 536 00:20:31,380 --> 00:20:33,180 know, to go with my son for the 537 00:20:33,180 --> 00:20:33,400 day. 538 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:34,720 I was going to spend some time with 539 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:34,840 him. 540 00:20:34,860 --> 00:20:35,540 And I was excited. 541 00:20:35,540 --> 00:20:37,520 We're going to spend the whole day together. 542 00:20:38,660 --> 00:20:42,140 So I jumped in the car and he 543 00:20:42,140 --> 00:20:43,760 jumped in right alongside of me. 544 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,640 And he goes, good morning, dad. 545 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,020 You are the greatest dad ever. 546 00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:50,320 You know, I thank you so much, dad, 547 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:51,800 for the night's sleep last night. 548 00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:53,480 And dad, please make sure I get food 549 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:53,900 today. 550 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:57,640 And and glory to your name, dad. 551 00:20:58,220 --> 00:20:59,420 And have a good day. 552 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,380 And then he pulls out a book and 553 00:21:01,380 --> 00:21:01,880 starts reading. 554 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:03,780 And we drive mile after mile. 555 00:21:03,780 --> 00:21:05,680 Then he pulls out his phone and he's 556 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:06,580 looking at his phone. 557 00:21:06,820 --> 00:21:09,000 And I'm sitting there thinking, I start talking 558 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:09,140 to him. 559 00:21:09,140 --> 00:21:10,320 Hey, did you see that beautiful rainbow? 560 00:21:10,860 --> 00:21:12,660 And I look over and he's still, you 561 00:21:12,660 --> 00:21:14,240 know, embedded in his book. 562 00:21:14,420 --> 00:21:17,400 And he doesn't even hear my voice and 563 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,300 can't put his phone down. 564 00:21:19,420 --> 00:21:21,160 And finally, about lunchtime, he comes around and 565 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:22,900 he goes, dad, thanks for this. 566 00:21:22,940 --> 00:21:24,000 Thanks for this food. 567 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:25,640 And please bless it to my body, dad. 568 00:21:26,020 --> 00:21:27,420 And thank you again. 569 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:28,440 And amen. 570 00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:32,360 And, you know, and then he goes back 571 00:21:32,360 --> 00:21:35,500 to looking at his book and looking at 572 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:35,920 his phone. 573 00:21:36,980 --> 00:21:38,780 What kind of relationship would I have with 574 00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:41,600 my dad or would that boy have with 575 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:42,040 his dad? 576 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,720 Now, imagine the same story. 577 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:46,360 Boy jumps in the car. 578 00:21:46,580 --> 00:21:47,220 Good morning, dad. 579 00:21:47,260 --> 00:21:47,720 How are you? 580 00:21:47,820 --> 00:21:49,300 And, you know, dad, I hope we're just 581 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:50,240 going to spend the day together. 582 00:21:50,380 --> 00:21:52,780 And I'm hoping that by the end of 583 00:21:52,780 --> 00:21:54,660 today, I hope to be more like you, 584 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:54,860 dad. 585 00:21:54,860 --> 00:21:57,640 Just show me things that teach me things 586 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:58,920 that I don't know. 587 00:21:59,340 --> 00:22:00,540 And then through the drive, you know, he 588 00:22:00,540 --> 00:22:01,340 points out the rainbow. 589 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,240 And yeah, maybe he looks at the book 590 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:04,300 some, but then says, dad, you know, I 591 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:04,740 just read this. 592 00:22:04,780 --> 00:22:05,680 What do you think about this? 593 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,060 And the dad points out the rainbow. 594 00:22:08,380 --> 00:22:10,740 It's a communion all day. 595 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,580 Which one do you think should be what 596 00:22:13,580 --> 00:22:14,880 followers of Jesus do? 597 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,040 Should we commune with the Lord all day? 598 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:20,920 That's my heart. 599 00:22:21,020 --> 00:22:22,460 That's my heart for the church, that we 600 00:22:22,460 --> 00:22:23,800 don't fall into religion. 601 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,820 And console ourselves that we are walking in 602 00:22:26,820 --> 00:22:28,200 right relationship with God. 603 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,660 But Monday through Saturday, we're just living for 604 00:22:32,660 --> 00:22:33,200 ourselves. 605 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,560 You know, in first John, it says, whoever 606 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,940 claims to live in him must walk as 607 00:22:39,940 --> 00:22:40,600 Jesus did. 608 00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:43,560 Jesus said, I abide with my father all 609 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:43,980 the time. 610 00:22:44,220 --> 00:22:46,240 He says, I can't even do anything without 611 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:46,840 my father. 612 00:22:47,100 --> 00:22:48,720 My father does everything through me. 613 00:22:48,820 --> 00:22:50,020 You know, he shows me everything. 614 00:22:50,820 --> 00:22:52,740 And that's what we're supposed to imitate. 615 00:22:52,740 --> 00:22:56,660 We're supposed to imitate this communion, this abiding. 616 00:22:56,980 --> 00:22:58,780 He said, if you abide in me and 617 00:22:58,780 --> 00:23:00,440 my words abide in you. 618 00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:02,040 Remember, we started off this. 619 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:05,280 He said, whoever wants to be my disciples 620 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,720 and be a true disciple must continue or 621 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,720 abide in my word. 622 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,120 Remember, he is the word. 623 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,440 He's the word of God, right? 624 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:15,320 He lives in our heart. 625 00:23:15,420 --> 00:23:16,480 I serve a risen savior. 626 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,500 He lives within my heart. 627 00:23:18,540 --> 00:23:20,320 He walks with me and talks with me. 628 00:23:21,020 --> 00:23:23,220 That's the relationship he wants to have with 629 00:23:23,220 --> 00:23:24,320 us by his Holy Spirit. 630 00:23:24,420 --> 00:23:26,480 This is the blessing of the new covenant 631 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,780 in Hebrews chapter two. 632 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:36,140 It says this looking unto Jesus, the author 633 00:23:36,140 --> 00:23:38,340 and the finisher of our faith. 634 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,060 The answer for all of these things. 635 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,860 How do you deal when you first wake 636 00:23:43,860 --> 00:23:44,380 up in the morning? 637 00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:46,360 How do you deal with problems? 638 00:23:46,380 --> 00:23:47,820 How do you deal with your job? 639 00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:50,800 How do you deal with how you eat 640 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:51,280 your food? 641 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:52,260 All these things. 642 00:23:53,180 --> 00:23:57,440 A disciple of Jesus looks to Jesus who 643 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,540 is the author and the finisher of his 644 00:23:59,540 --> 00:23:59,980 faith. 645 00:24:02,690 --> 00:24:03,870 I want each one of us to be 646 00:24:03,870 --> 00:24:07,070 honest with ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit 647 00:24:07,070 --> 00:24:08,350 to show us in our hearts. 648 00:24:09,370 --> 00:24:11,190 Because one day we won't be able to 649 00:24:11,190 --> 00:24:11,530 change. 650 00:24:11,730 --> 00:24:13,250 One day we will stand before him and 651 00:24:13,250 --> 00:24:15,330 it's either going to be, I know you. 652 00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:16,230 You are my follower. 653 00:24:16,350 --> 00:24:18,870 You're my disciple or I never knew you. 654 00:24:19,530 --> 00:24:21,450 So each one of us should look now 655 00:24:21,450 --> 00:24:23,590 while we have the time and say, are 656 00:24:23,590 --> 00:24:24,950 we really followers of Jesus? 657 00:24:25,070 --> 00:24:26,630 Are we really in love with him? 658 00:24:26,750 --> 00:24:29,990 Is he really the highest treasure in our 659 00:24:29,990 --> 00:24:30,350 life? 660 00:24:32,620 --> 00:24:33,800 I have a song here. 661 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:35,680 I just want to read you some of 662 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:36,100 the words. 663 00:24:36,540 --> 00:24:39,120 It says living for Jesus, a life that 664 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:42,240 is true, striving to please him in all 665 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:42,940 that I do. 666 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,720 Yielding allegiance, glad hearted and free. 667 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,580 This is the pathway, a blessing for me. 668 00:24:49,580 --> 00:24:52,060 Oh, Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself 669 00:24:52,060 --> 00:24:54,500 to be for thou and thine atonement. 670 00:24:54,740 --> 00:24:56,700 It's give thyself for me. 671 00:24:57,620 --> 00:24:59,040 I own no other master. 672 00:25:00,380 --> 00:25:02,060 My heart shall be thy throne. 673 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,800 My life I give henceforth to live. 674 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,440 Oh, Christ, for thee alone. 675 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:10,900 I'll read you the last verse living for 676 00:25:10,900 --> 00:25:12,500 Jesus through Earth's little while. 677 00:25:13,220 --> 00:25:15,620 My dearest treasure, the light of a smile 678 00:25:15,620 --> 00:25:18,000 seeking the lost ones he died to redeem, 679 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,040 bringing the weary to find rest in him. 680 00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:23,780 Oh, Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself 681 00:25:23,780 --> 00:25:26,160 to be for thou and thine atonement. 682 00:25:26,340 --> 00:25:27,520 It's give thyself for me. 683 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,820 I own no other master. 684 00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:32,000 My heart shall be thy throne. 685 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,640 My life I give henceforth to live. 686 00:25:35,340 --> 00:25:36,540 Oh, Christ, for thee alone.