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Because responding to Jesus' requests is more complicated and opens us up to different kinds of risks, we can hesitate when it comes to accepting and even acknowledging what he calls us to do. Below are just three of the invitations that Jesus extends to those who wish to know him.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.
- Come and See
- Come and Be
- Come and Do
- Come and Go
Jesus invited two of John’s followers to come and see – Come and see where he was staying, come and see who he was. Jesus did not use words alone to answer the question of where he was staying – he wanted them to actively come and ‘SEE’. He was invitingthem into his life, into relationship with him. This is the first invitation we should be giving ...
When Jesus gave the invitation to follow him, it included a change. When he called the disciples, he let them know that the invitation demanded that they be changed into fishers of men. He was referring to the process of change they were to undergo over the course of the next few years. This process took place with Jesus training them using a combi...
As Jesus continued his time with the disciples, he began to find situations where he could give them a place to practice some of the things he was teaching them. He gave them a chance to take the things he had modeled for them and put them into practice while he was there to observe them. One of the best examples of this was the feeding of the 5,00...
Towards the end of his time with the disciples, Jesus began to send them out without his physical presence, but in his name. When they returned he had opportunity to talk through what had happened and give them further feedback and training. This was an important part of the discipleship process then, and it still is today. We need to train the peo...
John 1:35-51 – The Messiah’s Invitation. Overview. In John 1:35-51, the Messiah issued a powerful invitation to potential disciples. The words of Jesus in this passage are: What do you seek? Come, and you will see. Follow Me. You shall see greater things. The Messiah’s invitation is for all believers.
- The first invitation is an invitation to rest. Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
- A second invitation is to discipleship. “Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men'” (Mark 1:17). We are saved to serve; we are redeemed to reproduce spiritually; we are fished out of the miry clay so that we in turn may become fishers of men.
- The third invitation is to live in the realm of God. Jesus said, “Abide in Me, and I in you” (John 15:4). Personal salvation is not an occasional rendezvous with Deity; it is an actual dwelling with God.
Jun 22, 2022 · Focus Passage: Luke 14:7-24 (GW) Then Jesus noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them: “When someone invites you to a wedding, don’t take the place of honor. Maybe someone more important than you was invited.
Oct 30, 2023 · Specifically, we will delve into the four key invitations that Jesus extended to his followers — “Come and see, come and follow, come and be with me, remain in me” — and elucidate their...
