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Testimony
Quick word on who I am, so you get an idea of where I come from.
Mine is a testimony of prayer.
How other’s, starting with my parents have covered me with prayer my entire life.
I do not remember too much about being four, but I remember the day I decided to follow Jesus.
The rest has been a walk.
It’s been quite a varied journey, and not always as I’d have imagined or liked.
But he is good.
I didn’t know entirely what it meant then, and I still don’t.
But I want too.
My family is incredible.
I’ve been very blessed.
When I was little my parents were in full time ministry, my dad was a pastor and my mom was his right hand and a full time mom.
We didn’t have a lot, be we always had enough.
I have an older sister and two younger brothers.
We are extremely close.
Two Brothers
Lee is my brother closest in age to me.
When we were little he would always copy me and I found it extremely irritating.
Mom would tell me, “Imitation is the highest form of flattery.”
I would just role me eyes and hold on to my anger.
I wasn’t a very good christian yet.
When we were little we would take baths together.
I was 5 and he was 3. Whatever the age, I’m two years older, a fact that always seemed pretty important at the time.
I would always sit closest to the faucets too, because that was the power spot.
I would have control over the flow of water, and would be first to feel the fresh warmth out of the tap, before benevolently circulating it to my brother.
It was good to be king.
We were playing at being sea monsters and my brother asked me to describe what kind of monster I was.
I saw through him immediately and refused to share.
“If I tell you, you’ll just copy me.”
“No, no I won’t!”
He said.
“Come on, how are we supposed to play if I can’t imagine what you are?”
Logic.
He was very eloquent at 3. So I relented.
I began to expound on what I looked like, how my shape and scales would cut through the water, the epitome of sleek-elegance.
How my camouflage would shift my colouring to best match the waters or even corals around me.
I explained explicitly my abilities and preferred method for destroying an unwary ship and then how I’d devour the crew at my leisure.
I even gave him a back story on where I came from.
As my narrative came to a close he sat silently, head down deep in thought.
Then slowly he raised his head and looked me in the eyes with his own baby blues radiating excitement, and he said, “Me too!!”
“No, no!!!
I knew you’d copy me!”
“But Adam, it’ll be so cool!
We could be brothers!!!”
I was so angry, I don’t think we played that day.
Now, he’s married the woman of his dreams, both are successful in their careers, and I’m very proud to announce they have twins on the way.
Their due in February.
Adulting - they’re killing it.
The student has become the master.
I’ve entitled my message this morning “Me Too” and we are going to be looking in the word today about how we can imitate Christ.
Me Too
I’m sharing with you today from the gospel of .
To set the context, it is a fairly packed chapter that flows quickly from one scene to the next.
At the beginning of the chapter we have Jesus sending out the 12 disciples for ministry on their own, granting them power to cast out demons, heal and proclaim the kingdom of God.
1-6.
In the next section, Herod the puppet ruler of the area perplexed hearing about these crazy events and desiring to see Jesus 7-9.
Following this we see Jesus feeding the 5 thousand (5 loaves and 2 fish).
Then he is alone praying, but for the 12.
Peter confesses him as the Christ.
Jesus warns them not to tell anyone.
He fortells his death, not the manner, just that he would be killed.
Finally we arrive at our passage.
Love it or hate it I want to read it from the Message first.
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For the sake of time, we are not going to read through the ESV version.
I’d def.
invite you to read it for yourself, from which ever translation you usually use.
Skip this slide.
The remainder of my message is just going to unpack the first verse.
So we can just leave it up there.
What Jesus presents us with in this verse is his formula for factoring the cost of discipleship.
Throughout the new testament we see his command to follow coupled with the demands either implicitly or explicitly stated.
Implicit - and they left their nets, tax booths - their careers and followed him.
Explicit - “Let the dead bury their own dead and follow me”.
Implicit - And he rose and followed him.
Explicit - “Sell everything you own, give it to the poor and come follow me.”
What we don’t see in
It must be stated at the outset, this is a profound mystery.
Salvation is a free gift, that none may boast.
Through Jesus’ death he gave everything, God - of infinite resource through Jesus’ death, gave everything.
So while salvation is free, discipleship costs us everything.
And even so we can’t out give him.
If you feel like I’m preaching works today, I’d invite you to abide in the tension.
Know that no amount of scripture reading, prayer, or sacrifice earns your salvation nor does it increase his love for you.
He’s given and expressed his love to the fullest.
What changes and is transformed in this process is you and I. Our own capacity to sense, stew, absorb, share and pour out is deepened, heightened, and expanded in this process of imitating Christ we call discipleship.
know that no amount of scripture reading, prayer, or sacrifice earns your salvation nor does it increase his love for you.
He’s given and expressed his love to the fullest.
What changes and is transformed in this process is you and I. Our own capacity to sense, stew, absorb, share and pour out is deepened, heightened, and expanded in this process of imitating Christ we call discipleship.
Today for each of these points I want to focus in on one facet of their meaning.
However, each informs and shares meaning to give a clear picture of what Jesus is describing as he outlines what it means to follow him.
In his leadership, he is not asking us to step where he has not already gone.
At each juncture, through each phase we are following in the footsteps of our master.
Longest intro ever....I bet your happy we’re only looking at one verse.
Guys, if you recognize things I’m saying from other passages, excellent.
I’m just plagiarizing the Bible to expound on this verse.
If this is an issue, talk to me after.
Denial:
This is a call for us to subject our will to the father.
Anytime in our day, we start to feel carried along and about to indulge in our favorite sin, we stop.
We invite the Spirit in and ask for the exit and pray for his will to be done.
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