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Dec 6, 2017 · God’s calling is powerful and influential. It was so influential that I decided to take a step in faith and quit my job in order to serve the One greater than I. “ Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”. Why, you do not even know what will ...
Jan 14, 2024 · If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer: God may remove you from a job to protect you, teach you to rely on Him, close one door to open another, prune unfruitfulness, or refine you through a trial. Trust His guidance and seek wisdom on your next steps.
- Luke 14:33 ESV / 1,133 helpful votes. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
- Matthew 19:21 ESV / 1,130 helpful votes. Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
- Luke 9:23 ESV / 1,003 helpful votes. And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
- Mark 10:21 ESV / 883 helpful votes. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
- Following Jesus Involves An Invitation
- Following Jesus Involves Sacrifice
- Following Jesus Involves A Mission Field
- Following Jesus Involves Criticism
- Following Jesus Involves Compassion
Number one, following Jesus involves an invitation. We are told in Mark 2:13, “Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him.14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me and be my disciple,’ Jesus said to him” (vs. 13-14, NLT). “Follow me and be my dis...
So… number one, following Jesus involves an invitation.Number two, following Jesus involves sacrifice. Mark 2:14, “So Levi got up and followed him”(NLT). When Jesus invited Levi to follow Him, Jesus was asking Levi to leave his job, his financial security and the world he knew. To understand this, you need to know who Levi really is. Let’s get to k...
Following Jesus involves an invitation and it involves sacrifice and number three, following Jesus involves a mission field. Mark 2:15, “Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. (There were many people of this kind among Jesus’ followers.)” Out of gratit...
Following Jesus involves an invitation, sacrifice, our own personal mission field andnumber four, following Jesus involves criticism. Eventually, as you follow Jesus and love those who most people hate, help those who most people would ignore, and accept those who most people would reject you are going to be criticized and misunderstood. This is wh...
Finally, following Jesus involves compassion. Look closely at verse 17, “When Jesus heard this, he told them, ‘Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.’”When Matthew wrote about this encounter he tells us that Jesus also said, “I desire compas...
Jan 19, 2023 · We also do well to recognize that Scripture often holds in high regard those who do leave home. The word go marks two of the most momentous turning points in redemptive history: the calling of Abram and the sending of the church (Genesis 12:1; Matthew 28:19).
Jul 21, 2023 · To walk in the Spirit means that we are obedient, listening to and following the voice of Jesus (Phil 1:9-11; John 10:27-28). We are putting off our old way of life, renewing our minds, and putting on the new activities of a Christian (Eph 4:22-24; Rom 12:1-2; Phil 1:9-11).
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May 10, 2022 · If you are struggling in the workplace, and are wondering whether you should quit your job, Here are 7 Biblical reasons to consider: 1. Your Job Is Outside the Will of God. Let the...
