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I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus. 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 . Matthew 16:24 June 3, 2012 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas. Follow Jesus Peter and Andrew.

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I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

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  1. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus 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. Matthew 16:24 June 3, 2012 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas

  2. Follow JesusPeter and Andrew • Matthew 4:18-20 • 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. • 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. • 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

  3. Follow JesusJames and John • Matthew 4:21-22 • 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. • 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  4. The Full-Time Discipleship • Luke 5:1-11 • 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, • 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

  5. The Full-Time Discipleship • Luke 5:1-11 • 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. • 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

  6. The Full-Time Discipleship • Luke 5:1-11 • 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. • 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

  7. The Full-Time Discipleship • Luke 5:1-11 • 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. • 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

  8. The Full-Time Discipleship • Luke 5:1-11 • 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: • 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. • 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

  9. The Full-Time Discipleship • 1. Andrew told Peter that he had found the Messiah. • 2. Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law. • 3. Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John.

  10. Assam • “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” • It was a Christian hymn originating from India. • It was the last words of an man in Assam in northeast India. • A man was converted to Christianity in the middle of the 19th century. • It was the effort of a Welsh missionary.

  11. Assam • “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” • A convert was called to renounce his faith by the village chief. • “I have decided to follow Jesus” • There were the threats to his family, • “Though no one joins me, still I will follow”

  12. Assam • “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” • His wife was killed. • “The cross before me, the world behind me” • A man was executed. • A man’s faith led the chief and other people in the village to Jesus Christ.

  13. Assam • “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” • “I have decided to follow Jesus” • “Though no one joins me, still I will follow” • “The cross before me, the world behind me”

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