1. Worship

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1. Worship the core expression of surrendering
to Christ

• Luke 9
• Feeding of the 5,000 PEOPLE
• Transfiguration of Jesus
• Healing of a young boy with an evil spirit
• Peter declares that Jesus is the Christ of God

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1. Worship the core expression of surrendering
to Christ

• Luke 923-25
• 23Then he said to them all "If anyone would
  come after me, he must deny himself and take up
  his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever
  wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
  loses his life for me will save it. 25What good
  is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet
  lose or forfeit his very self?

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1. Worship the core expression of surrendering
to Christ

• Luke 957-62
•  57As they were walking along the road, a man
  said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
•  58Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of
  the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no
  place to lay his head."

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1. Worship the core expression of surrendering
to Christ

• Luke 957-62
•  59He said to another man, "Follow
  me."       But the man replied, "Lord, first let
  me go and bury my father."
•  60Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their
  own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of
  God."

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1. Worship the core expression of surrendering
to Christ

• Luke 957-62
•  61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord
  but first let me go back and say good-by to my
  family."
•  62Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to
  the plow and looks back is fit for service in the
  kingdom of God."

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2. Prepare well to follow Him

• And Moses calls the people of God on to
• Remember your History (Ch 1-3)
• How the land is to be divided / driving out
  nations (Ch 3, 7)
• Worship the Lord God only and Fear Him (Ch 4,10,
  13)
• 10 Commandments and other commands (Ch 5, 14-25)
• Tithes and offerings (Ch 26)

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2. Prepare well to follow Him

• And Moses calls the people of God on to
• Do not forget the lord (Ch 8)
• Leadership Succession (Ch 31)
• Love and obey the Lord (Ch 4,11)
• Obedience Blessings and Disobedience Curses
  (Ch 27-28, 30)
• Love the Lord Your God (Ch 6)

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2. Prepare well to follow Him

•  Deuteronomy 64-7a
• 4 Hear, O Israel The LORD our God, the LORD is
  one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart
  and with all your soul and with all your
  strength. 6 These commandments that I give you
  today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them
  on your children.
• Our love of God is demonstrated
• through our obedience to Christ

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3. Love the Lord and obey Him!

• John 1421
• Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is
  the one who loves me. He who loves me will be
  loved by my Father and I too will love him and
  show myself to him.
• John 1423
• If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching

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3. Love the Lord and obey Him!

• John 2115-23 - Do You Love Me? (Message)
• 15 After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
  "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than
  these?"
• "Yes, Master, you know I love you."
• Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."
• 16 He then asked a second time, "Simon, son of
  John, do you love me?"
• "Yes, Master, you know I love you."
• Jesus said, "Shepherd my sheep."
• 17 Then he said it a third time "Simon, son of
  John, do you love me?"

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3. Love the Lord and obey Him!

• John 2115-23 - Do You Love Me? (Message)
• Peter was upset that he asked for the third time,
  "Do you love me?" so he answered, "Master, you
  know everything there is to know. You've got to
  know that I love you."
• Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. 18 I'm telling you
  the very truth now When you were young you
  dressed yourself and went wherever you wished,
  but when you get old you'll have to stretch out
  your hands while someone else dresses you and
  takes you where you don't want to go." 19 He said
  this to hint at the kind of death by which Peter
  would glorify God. And then he commanded, "Follow
  me."

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3. Love the Lord and obey Him!

• John 2115-23 - Do You Love Me? (Message)
• 20 Turning his head, Peter noticed the disciple
  Jesus loved following right behind. 21 When Peter
  noticed him, he asked Jesus, "Master, what's
  going to happen to him?"
• 22 Jesus said, "If I want him to live until I
  come again, what's that to you? You must
  follow me." we dont compare ourselves to anyone
  or someone elses ministry, we are accountable to
  the Lord in one essential matter we must follow
  him

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• Our love of God is
• demonstrated through our obedience to Christ