Follow Me

Follow Me

“I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.” Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.”

John 21:18-19 NLT

Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?” Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.”

John 21:20-22 NLT

To follow Jesus, we must avoid comparisons of…

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For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Romans 3:23 NLT

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23 NLT

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It was only right that [God] should make Jesus, thru his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring [us] salvation.

1 Peter 4:13 NLT

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It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to always want something else.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 CEV

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Then Jesus said, “If anyone wants to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.”

Matthew 16:24 EXB