When Would You Give Your Life to Him?
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Jesus always offers an invitation to place our faith and confidence in Him.
Jesus always offers an invitation to place our faith and confidence in Him.
18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20 And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.
8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
If he walked into the room, when would you decide and act to follow him?
If he walked into the room, when would you decide and act to follow him?
There is no guarantee that you would.
Cephas and Chief Priests — railroaded him
Judas — betrayed him
Disciples — abandoned him
Peter — denied him
Crowd — Traded him
Pilate — didn’t know what to do with him
Herod — wanted to gawk at him
6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. 7 And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. 9 So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.
Pilate & Herod — bonded over him
Soldiers — mocked, beat, and crucified him
Simon of Cyrene — got trapped by him
The Criminals on the cross — he divided them — one shamed him; the other defended him
His family — loved him
Centurion — wanted to follow him
51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus — blessed and buried him
Father God — validated and raised him
Just because he walks into the room, there is no guarantee you’ll give your life to him.
Just because he walks into the room, there is no guarantee you’ll give your life to him.
Some will: love, follow, defend, bless, and validate him.
But some will not. Some have not.