1. 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?

2. 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.

3. 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 

4. 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

5. III. Understanding our own responsibilities

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

7. 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?

8. 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

9. 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?

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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"

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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?

19. 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.

20. 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