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FOLLOW ME BIBLE STUDYJESUS SAID FOLLOW ME
Christianity Oasis has provided this Follow Me Bible study on why Jesus said Follow Me in the Bible as we delve into the Follow Me Bible verse. We will be looking into that and all aspects of the Christian Walk. This extremely excellent study will reveal truth as to bring forth understanding and then true peace.
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FOLLOW ME BIBLE STUDY
JESUS SAID FOLLOW ME IN THE BIBLE VERSE
Welcome to our Christianity Oasis Christian Walk Bible study program. This is our life changing and hope filled Follow Me Bible study trek for truth seeking to completely comprehend what was meant when Jesus said Follow Me in the Bible. We will be exploring the faith building Follow Me Bible verse and determine how the truth within affects Christians today. The heartfelt and heartwarming message found within this deLIGHTFul Follow Me Bible study on what Jesus said follow Me actually means will truly bring a smile to the lips and heart. Let's look into this together, shall we?
FOLLOW
ME !!!
Jesus invited His
Apostles to follow Him by saying the Words ... Follow me.
And they did !!!
Have you
received an invitation from the Lord that says, Follow me?
I can make
you an almost certain promise. Your invitation won't come
when it seems like the perfect time ... for you. Friend,
there will always be something that will try and hinder you
from accepting His invitation. You may have other things
planned. It may be at a time in your life when you think you
should devote your time to something else and you simply
couldn't have enough time to serve the Lord as a disciple.
Jesus said Follow Me Bible secret ... There are millions of things that will convince you that
someday it will be the right time, just not now.
School, relationships, spouses, children, friends, parents,
career, illness, finances, friends, plans ... these are just
a few of the reasons, but you could probably put just about
any excuse on this list, and it's an excuse that Jesus has
heard repeatedly from prospective disciples since He was
here on Earth, inviting people in person.
Let us look into this
"Follow Me" request in the Bible ...
FOLLOW ME BIBLE STUDY PROCEDURE
JESUS SAID FOLLOW ME IN THE BIBLE BLESSING
Think for a
moment about who the movers and shakers of Jesus' time
turned out to be. They were the ones who dropped everything
to follow Him. The Apostles did NOT give Jesus excuses like,
Well, I'll have to discuss this first with my wife, just
exactly what I'll be doing for the next three and half
years, or, Gosh, uh, my boss will fire me, or, How will I
support my family, or, What about my new baby? No, the
Apostles didn't give any excuses, but look at what Jesus
said to some of those who found reasons not to follow Him:
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Matthew 10:32-39
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him
will I confess also before my Father which is in
Heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him
will I also deny before my Father which is in Heaven.
Think not that I am come to send peace on Earth: I
came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to
set a man at variance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law
against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be
they of his own household.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not
his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of
me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he
that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. |
Read
between the lines on that Follow Me Bible verse quote folks.
He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
This
scripture doesn't only apply to those who in the past have
given their very life ... Or in other words ... Died ... For
Jesus, but it also pertains to giving up your worldly life
for His sake. Career, luxuries, friends, comforts, loved
ones ... Whatever is necessary. Jesus said whoever doesn't
'take up his cross' and follow is not worthy. This is a sure
fire way of saying that it's not gonna be all peaches and
cream people.
Here is a Follow Me Bible study tidbit of truth ...
Chances are, if it doesn't include
sacrifice of some kind ... Something is probably amiss.
Jesus' life was not peaceful, and to be a Christian or
Christ-like is to live the way Jesus lived, not only in the
comfortable or convenient ways for you, but in the ways that
feel like a sword is coming between you and whatever or
whoever it is that opposes your decision to follow Christ
... And no matter what or who you have to sacrifice in your
life in order to serve Him.
And one
more thing to remember, is that if there is something that
stands between you and serving your Father, His way ... Do
you think He won't remove it from your life anyway in order
to bring you to surrender your life to Him?
Let me give
you some examples:
Another Follow Me Bible study suggestion ... If you're
under-age, of course the best thing to do is to honor your
parents ... But that doesn't mean you shouldn't respectfully
make your wishes clear to them.
Now, let's
just say you're a young person and you feel a calling to
devote your life to serving God, but others expect you serve
the world ... You know ... Further your education or
training in something and be a career person or acquire a
trade of some kind. So ...
You spend
gobs of money ... And time ... Learning the requirements for
the job, only to find that you're never truly fulfilled by
it, or that it is not an area that you are gifted in, so you
struggle, frustrated most of the time, doing something that
a person who is gifted in the same area is happy and does
the work with ease,
or
You're fired,
or
You have an accident that renders you unable to perform it
anymore,
or
You spend countless years paying back student loans,
or
The corporation you land a position with shortly goes
bankrupt and you end up unemployed,
or
You don't really even like the vocation you've ended up in
anyway ...
FOLLOW ME BIBLE STUDY GIFT
JESUS SAID FOLLOW ME IN THE BIBLE PURPOSE
Whewwwwwww, all kinds of things could happen. Good thing you
did what everyone else expected of you, huh? At that point,
hopefully you'll dig out that invitation Jesus sent you and
give it more careful consideration.
Or maybe
you're in your 20's or 30's and you've recently married. You
have a new home, a fairly good job with a promising future
and your first baby is on the way, when you get a calling
from the Lord to serve Him. That's not to say that these
aren't important things or that God wants you to abandon
your wife and child and home, etc., but it doesn't take a
very vivid imagination to see that there are plenty of ways
that God could get your attention if you refuse or ignore
His invitation.
Let's say in this Follow Me Bible study scenario that you're middle aged, and you feel a calling to make a change
in your life and God is pointing you toward serving Him.
Wow, by this time, you have a family and a mortgage and
seven credit cards with outstanding balances. Is there
anything that God could prune from your life to make time
for serving Him?
What about
those of you who are retired ... Or looking forward to it
... With hopes that you'll finally have time to perfect your
golf game, or the elderly women who have plans of buying a
Winnebago and traveling the country with your husband? Don't for one minute
believe that because of your age, the Lord will not call on
you, or invite you to change your retirement dreams.
WHOA
NELLY!
Jesus said Follow Me Bible verse note:
Don't misunderstand. God doesn't take out a personal vendetta
against anyone who doesn't respond to His invitation
immediately. Though He will remove whatever comes between
you and Him, He will not harm others because you fail to
respond to Him. He is a loving God, and He understands the
hurdles that we as humans living in this ungodly world face
each day, and how we've been brainwashed into thinking that
the way of the world is the only way.Our Father will,
however, gently guide you into His will, and friend, believe
me, the sooner you respond, the more likely you are to see
His calling as an invitation instead of a subpoena. If you
don't respond to His gentle nudging to follow Him and His
will for you, then, He may just increase the intensity of
His encouraging. There are also times when tragic things may happen to you, and they're
not because you didn't respond to His call, but those times
may be a good times to INVITE YOURSELF to become a
disciple.
Here is yet another Follow Me Bible study fact ... Every person, and every situation is different. God may have to
use drastic measures for one person, in order to trigger
them to respond to His calling, whereas others may not need
such harsh action. Only God knows what each of us requires,
and don't forget, that everyone is not called at the same
time of their lives either, so beware of judging others who
may be older than you, but have not received their calling
yet.
HOW
MUCH?
Again, here is a Follow Me Bible study friendly reminder ... Every situation is different and God is the only judge, as
to exactly what your 'cross' is. You'll have to consult with
Him to find out how much He wants you to sacrifice. What is
it exactly that He is calling you to do? What gifts has He
bestowed upon you?
If I may, allow me to
encourage you not to think of your calling as a cross to
bear but a privilege. When we think of the deeds Jesus
performed we think of Him as heroic and He said that He
would enable us to do even greater things:
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John
14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do
shall he do also; and greater
works than these shall he do; because I go unto my
Father. |
Here is a Jesus said Follow Me Bible trivia ... Does He want you to give up your career?
Maybe you have a career that IS part of His will, and DOES
serve Him, and He's calling you to serve Him in additional
ways. Is your family opposed to your choice to follow Him?
Perhaps your family is who He is calling you to serve. Your
home is the most important place in the world to change a
life for God. Pray about it. Ask Him. If He tells you
differently, then perhaps He's calling you to serve Him
somewhere else because:
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John 4:44
For Jesus Himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. |
Perhaps God
has someone else in mind to reach those in your own family
who just can't believe that you have a calling, and perhaps
you've been chosen to reach other lost souls because they,
likewise, can't believe one of the Christians in their own
family have a calling or a deep spiritual understanding of
how to teach them about anything, especially as personal as
a relationship with the Lord.
For
certain, God doesn't want you to be left destitute and
hungry, and sad, because you could hardly serve Him well
under those conditions, but major changes in your life may
be something you should expect, because when you're prepared
for something, it's always easier to deal with it, and that
way, your spiritual health will not be hindered in your
service to Him.
A NEW MENTALITY
When you
follow Jesus, you must have a different mindset than the
rest of the world. You've been spiritually reborn, and the
world doesn't see things spiritually, therefore, Christians
are referred to in today's generation as 'freaks'. The
things that the world views as normal routine happenings,
are not normal to us. Death is one of those things. We see
death as God setting us free of the flesh and delivering us
to Follow Me to await the final judgment.
Here is a Follow Me Bible study concern ... It's a time
of peace and rest, but most people ... Even some Christians
who don't fully understand the reality and the spirituality
of death, find it a time to grieve and selfishly long for
their beloved to be back in the flesh, suffering this life
on Earth together with them still.
Jesus
summed this all up in nine words:
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Matthew 8:19-22
And a certain scribe came, and said unto Him, Master,
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus
saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of
the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where
to lay His head. And another of His disciples said
unto Him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my
father. But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. |
Yes, in the
Old Testament, you'll find where righteous people did mourn
for their dead, even for certain long periods of time, but
that was BEFORE the Gospel was preached. How many
souls can you save, if instead of spending time and energy
grieving (for yourself), but spend it preaching the Gospel of
life to the lost, who still have a chance?
This next Follow Me Bible verse
Scripture is one I'd like for you to pay particular
attention to, because most of us do NOT have great
possessions, and STILL we find it hard to give up what it
takes to be 'perfect' or 'complete' in the the Lord's eyes.
Merely dedicate your life to following Him, and don't put
other things above Him is really all He asks.
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Matthew 19:16-24
And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master,
what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal
life? And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou
wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith
unto Him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father
and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. The young man saith unto Him, All these
things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and
sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come and follow me.
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Then said
Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That
a rich man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of
Heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a
rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God. |
We find it
so easy to follow the wrong path ... The way of the world
... Why is it that we struggle so much to choose to follow
Jesus? Why is it that the world has such a difficult time
with those who decide following Jesus is their calling?
Another Follow Me Bible study trivia question ... Why are we so influenced by what the
world thinks? These are important questions to ask yourself.
Who am I going to be answering to in the end? Haven't I
learned as a Christian, that everything in this life is
temporal, and only the gain from following Jesus is really
worth anything?
Jesus tried
to tell them, way back when, that it's not the things of
this world that matter ... It's the SPIRIT that gives life,
and nothing else is worth a thing. This was hard for them to
believe too.
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John 6:63-66
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are
spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you
that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning
who they were that believed not, and who should betray
Him. And He said, Therefore said I unto you, that no
man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of
my Father. From that time many of His disciples went
back, and walked no more with Him. |
FOLLOW ME BIBLE STUDY SUMMARY
JESUS SAID FOLLOW ME BIBLE VERSE CONCLUSION
As today's
Christians, we have the advantage of hindsight, or history,
that insures us that Jesus is the Messiah, so it's not
usually a lack of Faith that postpones our acceptance of
Jesus' invitation ... It's the requirements that the world
has convinced us are more important than Him, that set
precedence over our discipleship.
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Matthew 4:18-20
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And
He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets,
and followed Him. |
Straightway!
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Mark 1:19-20
And when He had gone a little farther thence, He saw
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who
also were in the ship mending their nets. And
straightway He called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went
after Him. |
Straightway!
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Luke 5:27-28
And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of
custom: and He said unto him, Follow me. And he left
all, rose up, and followed Him. |
Don't
hesitate. Jesus is waiting for your R.S.V.P.
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