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Are You Following Jesus?
Matthew 16:24-26
John 10:27
1 Peter 1:21-24
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Matthew 16:24-26
 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man
will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow me.
 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:
and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall
find it.
 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what
shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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John 10:27
 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of
My sheep, as I said to you.
 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and
they follow me:
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1 Peter 2:21-24
 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should
follow His steps:
 22 Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His
mouth";
 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return;
when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed
Himself to Him who judges righteously;
 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree,
that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness
— by whose stripes you were healed.
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Are You…
Walking With Jesus?
or
Not Walking With Jesus?
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In Love
 By this all people will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.
 John 13.35
 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother,
he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother
whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not
seen. 21 And this commandment we have from him:
whoever loves God must also love his brother.
 1 John 4:20-21
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Hates His Brother
 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and
you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding
in him.
 1 John 3:15
 20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his
brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his
brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he
has not seen.
 1 John 4:20
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Humility
 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments,
and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I
have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well;
for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your
feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet
 John 13:12-14
 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:Who,
being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal
with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon
him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of
men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of
the cross
 Philippians 2:5-8
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Exalts Self
 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that
they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple
to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.The Pharisee stood
and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other
men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast
twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican,
standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but
smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every
one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself
shall be exalted
 Luke 18:9-14
 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith
 Romans 12:3
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Compassion
 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and
was moved with compassion toward them, because
they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he
began to teach them many things
 Mark 6:34
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Lacks Compassion
 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion
one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be
courteous
 1 Peter 3:8
 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his
brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of
compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God
in him?
 1 John 3:17
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Speaking As God Commands
 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man
minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God
in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be
praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen
 1 Peter 4:11
 Then said Jesus unto them,When ye have lifted up the Son of man,
then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself;
but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things
 John 8:28
 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he
gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should
speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:
whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I
speak
 John 12:49-50
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Believes-Teaches Doctrines of Men
 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying This
people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men
 Matthew 15:7-9
 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other
gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you,
let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If
any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed
 Galatians 1:8-9
 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy…
 Colossians 2:8
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Work
 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is
day: the night cometh, when no man can work
 John 9:4
 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the
works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same
works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath
sent me
 John 5:36
 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the
work which thou gavest me to do
 John 17:4
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Refuses to Work
 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not
in vain in the Lord
 1 Corinthians 15:58
 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be
blessed in his deed
 James 1:25
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
With Concern For The Lost
 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost
 Luke 19:10
 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever
believeth on me should not abide in darkness
 John 12:46
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Has No Concern For The Lost
 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth
and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned
 Mark 16:15-16
 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are
spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted
 Galatians 6:1
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Generosity
 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many
 Matthew 20:28
 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our
Lord Jesus Christ,Who gave himself for our sins, that he
might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the
will of God and our Father:To whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen
 Galatians 1:3-5
 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
sweetsmelling savour
 Ephesians 5:2
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Is Covetous
 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person,
nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance
in the kingdom of Christ and of God
 Ephesians 5:5
 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his
heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God
loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace
abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in
all things, may abound to every good work
 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Faithful Obedience
 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the
things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he
became the author of eternal salvation unto all them
that obey him;as the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many
 Hebrews 5:8-9
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Refuses or Neglects To Obey
 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the
Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on
them that know not God, and that obey not the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:Who shall be
punished with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his
power
 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
In Hating Iniquity
 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;
therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with
the oil of gladness above thy fellows
 Hebrews 1:9
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We Must Walk With Jesus…
Compromises With Sin & Error
 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of
the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of
the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal
mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the
law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are
in the flesh cannot please God
 Romans 8:5-8
 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather reprove them
 Ephesians 5:11
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No One Follows Jesus Who…
Be followers of me,
even as I also am of
Christ
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We Must Heeds Paul’s Words - 1 Cor. 11:1