Following Jesus: Deny Yourself and Embrace Transformation
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "When your heart's converted, it will change the way you live your life. Now, let me just say this. I don't expect you guys to go look, get a little red Bible, do the same thing I'm doing. There's a lot of ways we can share our faith. I'll just give you an idea. A little, I don't have it with me, but I, I, I've recorded my, just a two minute testimony. Put it on YouTube. I have a little card that I'll give out at the drive-thru or dry cleaners or whatever with a QR code. It'll take you right to that little video. It's just a simple, easy way to share my testimony." [01:14:29]
2. "Don't be afraid to share your faith. The first step is praying for the people that God has given you. And the second step is praying for the people that God has given you. Put in your heart to share the gospel with. You know who they are. They're your coworkers. They're your family members. They're your neighbors. It begins by investing your time, your life. What is your, what is your life? It's your time. Just a little bit of time praying. When you pray for somebody, you begin to get a heart for them. You begin to care about them." [01:15:44]
3. "Jesus gives us this final warning. I love this about Jesus, about God and the Bible. He loves us so much that he says he's going to reward those who earnestly seek him. He says, don't do this or don't do that. He gives, he threatens, he encourages, he rebukes, he reminds, he rewards, he blesses. He uses every tool in his arsenal to get us to do what's good for ourselves." [01:16:55]
4. "Jesus said, if anyone's ashamed of me and my words in this generation, the son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his father's glory, referring to the end of days when Jesus will come again. In other words, rejecting Jesus in this world may help you escape some shame and embarrassment and discomfort, but it will lead to rejection for all eternity. It's not a gamble worth taking. It's not a risk worth receiving. He will guarantee us eternal life if we choose him and seek him first." [01:18:25]
5. "We were created to have relationship with our father. It is what we were designed for. It's what we were destined for. It's the purpose of our existence, to glorify God and enjoy him forever. That's why we were created. God wasn't shocked or surprised at the sin that entered into humanity. He knew what he was doing. He knew that if I make these people, they're going to have to go through this issue of sin and I would have to redeem them, giving the life of my son. But it's all going to be worth it if they'll just follow me through it." [01:22:21]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Here's what Jesus said. If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. And there it is. We know who Jesus is. We know what Jesus came to do. And now we understand what he's calling us to do as well, right here in the middle of chapter eight and everything from here on out gets messy. We're called to deny ourselves. That means cease to make the self the reason for my existence. It's not just about me. It's about the people. It's about the people. It's about the people. It's not all about me. I'm not the reason why I live anymore. I need to deny myself, my titles, my attributes, all the things that I think I'm living for in this world. I turn my back on those things because I'm turning my life over to Jesus." [01:07:39]
2. "Jesus changes the world one human at a time. And that's the way it's going to be. It's not going to happen through a mass crusade. It's not going to happen through this cataclysmic event. Jesus' plan is one human heart at a time. This one has changed. That one reaches the other. That one has changed. It's a slow burn. It's a long process. It's taken over 2,000 years so far, but he's not going to change his strategy or his methods now. The world has been saved. Sin is taken care of, but human hearts are changed one surrendered life at a time." [58:02]
3. "Am I a self-denying, cross-caring Jesus follower who's ready, willing, and able to lay it on my life, whatever that means? Whether I live the rest of my days out for Jesus or they're cut short in the eyes of this world by some unfortunate thing that brings glory to him. Cameron mentioned a vacation Bible school at Aldrich Avenue Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. And I was too nervous to say the prayer in front of anybody. So I went home and prayed it five times in a row just to make sure I got it right. And that was a moment that I opened up my heart to the Holy Spirit and things began to change in me." [01:11:54]
4. "Jesus then began to teach them that the Son of Man, a reference to himself, a Messiah, the Son of God, is what that means. Jesus used that term of himself. The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the law. And that he, the Son of Man, must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, of man must be killed. And after three days, he would rise again. Verse 32, he spoke plainly to them about this. But at this point, it was veiled in mystery. Now the cat is out of the bag. I am God. And yet this is what I've come to do." [01:02:06]
5. "We alone are the people on this earth have the gift of the Holy Spirit that brings us joy, life, peace, patience, the kindness of God at work in our lives, the ability to forgive and release and let go. These are all things that are available to the followers of Jesus. It is worth it to live for him in this world. And the exciting thing is that we get to live for him in the world to come. Here's what it says in Revelations chapter 21. John is writing this towards the end of his days, the apostle John, who Jesus loved. He was close to Jesus and close to the Father, full of the Holy Spirit, writes this. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, look, God's dwelling is now among people. We'll live with them and they will be his people and God himself will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There'll be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away." [01:22:21]
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1. "When your heart's converted, it will change the way you live your life. Now, let me just say this. I don't expect you guys to go look, get a little red Bible, do the same thing I'm doing. There's a lot of ways we can share our faith. I'll just give you an idea. A little, I don't have it with me, but I, I, I've recorded my, just a two minute testimony. Put it on YouTube. I have a little card that I'll give out at the drive-thru or dry cleaners or whatever with a QR code. It'll take you right to that little video. It's just a simple, easy way to share my testimony." [01:14:29]
2. "Don't be afraid to share your faith. The first step is praying for the people that God has given you. And the second step is praying for the people that God has given you. Put in your heart to share the gospel with. You know who they are. They're your coworkers. They're your family members. They're your neighbors. It begins by investing your time, your life. What is your, what is your life? It's your time. Just a little bit of time praying. When you pray for somebody, you begin to get a heart for them. You begin to care about them." [01:15:44]
3. "Jesus gives us this final warning. I love this about Jesus, about God and the Bible. He loves us so much that he says he's going to reward those who earnestly seek him. He says, don't do this or don't do that. He gives, he threatens, he encourages, he rebukes, he reminds, he rewards, he blesses. He uses every tool in his arsenal to get us to do what's good for ourselves." [01:16:55]
4. "Jesus said, if anyone's ashamed of me and my words in this generation, the son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his father's glory, referring to the end of days when Jesus will come again. In other words, rejecting Jesus in this world may help you escape some shame and embarrassment and discomfort, but it will lead to rejection for all eternity. It's not a gamble worth taking. It's not a risk worth receiving. He will guarantee us eternal life if we choose him and seek him first." [01:18:25]
5. "We were created to have relationship with our father. It is what we were designed for. It's what we were destined for. It's the purpose of our existence, to glorify God and enjoy him forever. That's why we were created. God wasn't shocked or surprised at the sin that entered into humanity. He knew what he was doing. He knew that if I make these people, they're going to have to go through this issue of sin and I would have to redeem them, giving the life of my son. But it's all going to be worth it if they'll just follow me through it." [01:22:21]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Here's what Jesus said. If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. And there it is. We know who Jesus is. We know what Jesus came to do. And now we understand what he's calling us to do as well, right here in the middle of chapter eight and everything from here on out gets messy. We're called to deny ourselves. That means cease to make the self the reason for my existence. It's not just about me. It's about the people. It's about the people. It's about the people. It's not all about me. I'm not the reason why I live anymore. I need to deny myself, my titles, my attributes, all the things that I think I'm living for in this world. I turn my back on those things because I'm turning my life over to Jesus." [01:07:39]
2. "Jesus changes the world one human at a time. And that's the way it's going to be. It's not going to happen through a mass crusade. It's not going to happen through this cataclysmic event. Jesus' plan is one human heart at a time. This one has changed. That one reaches the other. That one has changed. It's a slow burn. It's a long process. It's taken over 2,000 years so far, but he's not going to change his strategy or his methods now. The world has been saved. Sin is taken care of, but human hearts are changed one surrendered life at a time." [58:02]
3. "Am I a self-denying, cross-caring Jesus follower who's ready, willing, and able to lay it on my life, whatever that means? Whether I live the rest of my days out for Jesus or they're cut short in the eyes of this world by some unfortunate thing that brings glory to him. Cameron mentioned a vacation Bible school at Aldrich Avenue Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. And I was too nervous to say the prayer in front of anybody. So I went home and prayed it five times in a row just to make sure I got it right. And that was a moment that I opened up my heart to the Holy Spirit and things began to change in me." [01:11:54]
4. "Jesus then began to teach them that the Son of Man, a reference to himself, a Messiah, the Son of God, is what that means. Jesus used that term of himself. The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the law. And that he, the Son of Man, must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, of man must be killed. And after three days, he would rise again. Verse 32, he spoke plainly to them about this. But at this point, it was veiled in mystery. Now the cat is out of the bag. I am God. And yet this is what I've come to do." [01:02:06]
5. "We alone are the people on this earth have the gift of the Holy Spirit that brings us joy, life, peace, patience, the kindness of God at work in our lives, the ability to forgive and release and let go. These are all things that are available to the followers of Jesus. It is worth it to live for him in this world. And the exciting thing is that we get to live for him in the world to come. Here's what it says in Revelations chapter 21. John is writing this towards the end of his days, the apostle John, who Jesus loved. He was close to Jesus and close to the Father, full of the Holy Spirit, writes this. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, look, God's dwelling is now among people. We'll live with them and they will be his people and God himself will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There'll be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away." [01:22:21]
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