Disciples Are Sent. Will You Go?: Sermon Recap

Mark 5:1-20

Big Idea: Disciples are sent by Jesus. If you are a disciple, you will go.
From: "Disciple"

SERMON AUDIO
WORSHIP SET-LIST

Here are some highlights from the message. If you share any of these on your social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) please use this link as a reference: http://ow.ly/uVcwL

• Knowledge of Jesus is not enough. Jesus is Lord. If we know Jesus, He commands us to follow Him.
• When Christ is enough for us, this truth is manifest to the people in our lives. 
• Once you encounter Jesus, neutral disinterest is not an option. 
• If you know who Jesus is and choose to follow Him, Jesus will send you to tell your story.
• Our job is not to huddle around Jesus in comfort and isolation but to cling to Him as we go and share Jesus with others. 
• Jesus is not a campfire for Christians to huddle around. Jesus is a torch for Christians to carry into the darkness. 
• When we begin to go as Jesus sent us, our eyes will be opened to the work He is doing all around us. 

Disciples Share Jesus: Sermon Recap

2nd Corinthians 5:14-6:13

Big Idea: God loves you and has done everything necessary to save you. God wants to save your friends and family through you.

From: "Disciple"

SERMON AUDIO
WORSHIP SET-LIST

Here are some highlights from the message. If you share any of these on your social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) please use this link as a reference: http://ow.ly/urBF1

• The motivation of all Christians is Christ and His great love for us.
• When Jesus' love motivates us, we live for Jesus and not ourselves.
• When the love of Jesus captivates us, it changes what we live for. We live for the One who gave it all for us.
• When Jesus' love motivates us, we see others the way Jesus sees them.
• God wants us to see people the way He sees them: as people whose hearts He has the ability to change.
• When Jesus' love motivates us, we do whatever it takes to help others see Jesus the way we see Him. 
• When you realize Jesus wasn't who you thought he was, it changes how you see everyone else too. 
• Some of us think God could never save us or change us. Some of us think that about others. Both are wrong.

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Disciples Obey Jesus: Sermon Recap

Luke 6:46-49

Big Idea: A disciple continually comes to Jesus, listens to his words and adjusts their life to the reality of what he commands.

From: "Disciple"

SERMON AUDIO
WORSHIP SET-LIST

Here are some highlights from the message. If you share any of these on your social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) please use this link as a reference: http://ow.ly/uc3T0

• Most "Christians" live for the same things that non-Christians do—themselves. A disciple cannot live a self-centered life. 
• Obedience requires continually coming to Jesus, carefully listening to his words, and intentionally taking the next step. 
• Every Christian should listen to Jesus' words with a bias towards acting on it. 
• You think you know the life you want, but only God knows the life you need.