- Nearly 70% of men in the church use porn on a regular basis
- 45% of Christ followers have a gambling problem.
- 25% of Christ followers are alcoholics.
- And statistics tell us as well that Christ followers only give away about 2% of their income to God’s work or to any non-profit for that matter. So they’re not generous.
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…” —Matthew 28:19-20a NIV
Jesus prioritized
!
“Those who accept My commandments and obey them are the ones who love Me.” —John 14:21a NLT
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” —Matthew 7:21
The Spiritual discipline of obedience is the
to life transformation.
“… Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. —Luke 5:4b-7 NIV
We
as Jesus-followers by
Jesus-followers.
Prioritize
and mature as a Jesus follower by helping grow other Jesus followers.
I Will statement:
This week I will reach out to walk alongside and help someone grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Example: “I was sitting here today thinking about you and wanted to ask, how I could pray for you?”