Follow Jesus Don’t worry about if others are following. John 21:20-25 ~~~John 21:20-25   Objective: It is my objective to show that if we really know Jesus, we will follow Him. Is He really the highest priority in our life?

Do you Know Jesus Finishing up John ~~~~~~~Finishing up John John 21:20–25 (ESV) — 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” 24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. 25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

I. What about that man? What is the duty, place, future, or honor of this man? Peter was wondering about another man Jesus stated the truth  ~~~ What is the duty, place. future, or honor of this man? ~~~Peter was wondering about another man ~~~~~~~Jesus stated the truth 

II. It is none of your business If he stays alive until I come, what business is that to you? Fairness is the key?  ~~~If he stays alive until I come, what business is that to you?   ~~~~~~Fairness is the key

III. Understanding our own responsibilities

IV. Be only concerned about God’s will for His life.

V. Finding God’s Will “Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven” Is it sinful? Is it in line with God’s plan Does it violate any scripture? Will it cause someone to have an excuse to sin? Will it offend God?  ~~~Lord’s Prayer. “Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”   ~~~1. Is it sinful? ~~~2. Is it in line with God’s plan ~~~ What is God’s plan ~~~3. Does it violate any scripture? ~~~~4. Will it cause someone to have an excuse to sin? ~~~~~~~5. Will it offend God?

What does God command? Great commission Make disciples  Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind Love your neighbor as self ~~~Great commission Make disciples   ~~~~~~Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind Love your neighbor as self

Determine God’s will for a Pastor, Youth Pastor? If God directs one to India or Peru, another to Pine Ridge, another to Alpha, another to Spirit Lake, another to Lakefield, another to farming, another to AGCO, another to Hitchdock, another to Dairy Queen, another to Kats, what is that to you? ~~~~~~~READ If God directs one to India, another to Pine Ridge, another to Alpha, another to Spirit Lake, another to Lakefield, another to farm, another to AGCO, another to Hitchdock, another to Dairy Queen, Another to Kats, what is that to you?

God wants us to pray and seek Him Seeking God’s timing? God wants us to pray and seek Him ~~~~~~ God wants us to pray and seek Him

Experiencing God Knowing and Doing the Will of God ~~~~~~~Experiencing pic

Koinonia The Greatest fellowship and most intimate with God. The greatest and most intimate fellowship with other believers ~~~The Greatest fellowship and most intimate with God. ~~~~~~~The greatest and most intimate fellowship with other believers

Koinonia Broken By sin By coldness and refusal to follow God Missing the mark of God's Purpose for you Rebel against God--refuse to follow God Commit acts of evil, wickedness, or immorality Failing or refusing to do good By coldness and refusal to follow God ~~~By sin Missing the mark of God's Purpose for you Rebel against God--refuse to follow God Commit acts of evil, wickedness, or immorality Failing or refusing to do good ~~~~~~~~By coldness and refusal to follow God

God's Remedy for sin ~~~Confess I John 1:9 ~~~Repent ~~~Discipline Agree with God about the terrible nature of your wrong Saying what happened from God's perspective Repent Turn away from the sin Return to God Discipline Always for the purpose of restoring Sometimes extremely "harsh" ~~~Confess I John 1:9 Agree with God about the terrible nature of your wrong Saying what happened from God's perspective ~~~Repent Turn away from the sin Return to God ~~~Discipline Always for the purpose of restoring Sometimes extremely "harsh"

Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless you, and keep you The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace. ~~~The Lord bless you, and keep you ~~~The Lord make His face shine on you, ~~~And be gracious to you; ~~~The Lord lift up His countenance on you, ~~~~~~~And give you peace.

Koinonia Essentials We must love God with our total beings Matt 22:37-38; 1 John 2:15-17 We must submit to God's sovereign rule. Every member of the church must submit to the Lordship with Christ over his own life and Christ's headship over the church. We must experience God in a real and personal way. No longer a spectator but a Participant Obedience to God's will and His Word. We must trust completely in God. Isaiah 31:1; John 15:5 ~~~We must love God with our total beings Matt 22:37-38; 1 John 2:15-17 ~~~We must submit to God's sovereign rule. ~~~Every member of the church must submit to the Lordship with Christ over his own life and Christ's headship over the church. ~~~We must experience God in a real and personal way. No longer a spectator but a Participant Obedience to God's will and His Word. ~~~~~~~We must trust completely in God. Isaiah 31:1; John 15:5

Helping each other in: ~~~Discipleship Matt 28:20 Learning the Word Obeying the Word Worship Acts 2:42,46-47; Eph 5:19-20 Obedience Teaching the truth 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Discipline--Matt 18:15-17 ~~~Discipleship Matt 28:20 Learning the Word Obeying the Word ~~~Worship Acts 2:42,46-47; Eph 5:19-20 ~~~~~~Obedience Teaching the truth 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Discipline--Matt 18:15-17

When God speaks to us, that will create crisis in our lives. Then we determine to either follow or not follow Him What do I do next? God is at work all around you. What do we do now? How do we continue to follow Him? ~~~Then we determine to either follow or not follow Him ~~~What do I do next? ~~~God is at work all around you. What do we do now? How do we continue to follow Him?

How do we help others? Out of the overflow of your life Personal and real Taking people where you have already been Overflow of your life. ~~~Out of the overflow of your life Personal and real ~~~~~~Taking people where you have already been Overflow of your life.

Communion Time of self-examination Bread The Body of Jesus Jesus took our punishment He paid the price we could not pay We owe a debt we could not pay Jesus paid it all Cup The Blood of Jesus Jesus paid God’s demand that sin be punished The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin Jesus was our supreme sacrifice ~~~Bread The Body of Jesus Jesus took our punishment He paid the price we could not pay We owe a debt we could not pay Jesus paid it all ~~~~~~~Cup The Blood of Jesus Jesus paid God’s demand that sin be punished The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin Jesus was our supreme sacrifice