What do people think of Christians?
Post-Christian:
A society rooted in the history, culture, and practices of Christianity, but in which the religious beliefs of Christianity have been either rejected or forgotten.”
Could we be part of the problem?
If every follower of Jesus followed Jesus like you follow Jesus, what would Christianity look like?
Christianity isn’t collapsing, it’s being
The terms Christian vs. Jesus follower
“If you love me, you will obey my commandments. —John 14:15 NET
τηρέω (tay-reh’-o):
to watch over, to guard, to keep, continue,
heed, observe, preserve
What we
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
26…he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. … 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. 30They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. —Matthew 27:26,28-31 NIV
Jesus Predicts His Death
21Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. 22“The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
23Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 25And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? —Luke 9:21-25 NLT
10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. —John 10:10-11 NIV
I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn’t want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you. —2 Corinthians 2:4 NLT
Jesus is the perfect balance of
Am I following?
When confronted with life:
What does God’s Word say about that?
How would Jesus respond to them?
If I was a committed follower of Jesus, what would I do?
If every follower of Jesus followed Jesus like you follow Jesus, what would Christianity look like?