1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. —Ephesians 2:1-3

Without Christ we are

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19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” —Matthew 4:19

A disciple is one who

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Jesus, is being

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by Jesus, and is on

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for Jesus.

Following Jesus is

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23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. —Romans 3:23-25

All have sinned: No one is exempt. Everyone is guilty.
Justified: We are NOT GUILTY
Grace: Getting something we do not deserve
Redemption: Ransom, release
Propitiation: Wrath paid for

Following Jesus is

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Jesus is called Savior 157 times in the New Testament.
σωτήρ - Savior, Deliverer

21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. —Matthew 1:21

14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. —1 John 4:14

31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. —Acts 5:31

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Jesus is called LORD over 700 times in the New Testament
κύριος - Lord, Master, Owner

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. —Philippians 2: 9-11

32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him. —Acts 5:32

Takeaway: God is not

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the world. He is

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us.