Follow Me

Follow Me — John 21:21-25

The Lord always has our best in mind. 

The question isn’t whether you will suffer but . 

God always deals with His people  

The text here is more about Jesus’ for Peter to him than what will happen to John. 

We learn here that we should use the actions (or inactions) of others as an. 

“In my counseling experience, I have seen that there’s no greater impediment to change than an unwillingness to seek and grant forgiveness. The lack of forgiveness causes him to fight God rather than submit to him, and causes us to stand against rather than with one another.” ~Paul Tripp

Robert Murray M’Cheyne: For every look to one’s self take ten looks to Christ!

John 13:37

Luke 9:23-24

In and of ourselves we will not get the of heaven.

We as Christ followers are followers. 

What does it mean to continually deny one’s self and follow Jesus?

It is a continual repudiation of any before God

It means that Christians will actively embrace in our lives that will cause . 

We are saying suffering in and of itself is a noble thing. 

To pick up one’s cross: Some will seal their lives witness with their

To pick up one’s cross: Means to follow Jesus no matter lives . 

Reasons to Follow Jesus:

Jesus is and all there is to know about our lives. 

Jesus has left a wonderful testimony of the

We follow a savior who has gone us. 

The crosses we bear in this life will be exchanged for a in glory