Jesus Leads
Today was Week One in our series on Discipleship. The theme was that Jesus leads. He was the firstborn over all creation. He is the head of the body. He said, "Follow me."Tim McIntosh delivered a significant message. He made the point that Jesus was not at all what the Jews were looking for in a Messiah. And often, he does not meet with our expectations either. We serve him according to what our perception of a King would require, and not in accordance to his example and teachings. And this is really the thrust of this series. What does Jesus really expect from his disciples? Where have we gotten off track?
Doug Baker delivered the invitation and made some more good points. He related being a disciple to being disciplined. And he said that it is not a one-time decision, but rather something we decide to do every day.
Next week our them will be that disciples follow. We will spend time talking about what it means to "become like Christ." Is that even possible? Doug laid excellent groundwork when he said that our desire is to be more like him each day. My prayer is that this series will help us do just that.
posted by Thurman8er @ 2:35 PM
3 Comments:
Sounds like an all-star line up at church today. The truth that the 12 had to learn, that Jesus was not who they expected him to be, is the same truth that I wrestle with everyday. Jesus did not come to meet my expectations.
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Sounds like a good series of lessons. It's eye-opening to see when the 12 came to this realization and the thrilling "what happened next" rooted in "what happened because."
Actually, Brady, some of the inspiration for this lesson and for next week's lesson came from your lesson on the Ascension. Even just before Jesus rose to Heaven, the disciples were still asking if THIS was the time he was going to set up his kingdom. How many eyes were opened, finally opened, when he ascended?
"If that's where he's going...maybe that's where he came from...!"
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