How to Follow Jesus

July 13, 2025
Vineyard Groningen Sermons
Vineyard Groningen Sermons
How to Follow Jesus
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Scripture

Matthew 11:25-30

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Mark 3:13-15

Luke 6:12-16

Questions

  • Do my habits help me to actually come to Jesus?
  • Do I make the choice, every day, to bind myself to Jesus and do I see myself growing in freedom?
  • Do I learn from Jesus, do I look at him in obedience and practice what he preaches?
  • Are we a place of learning, are we practicing practical things together, as a community of grace?

Practices

  • Scripture
  • Prayer
  • Solitude
  • Silence
  • Fasting
  • Stewardship
  • Generosity
  • Worship
  • Community
  • Service
  • Witness

Make a plan

  • Think subtraction
  • Set small goals
  • Calibrate your expectation
  • Make a plan
  1. Set your goal (“I want to grow in…”)
  2. Define intended behaviour (“To do that I will …”)
  3. Set up support (“What or who is going to help me?

Quotes

Full participation in the life of God’s Kingdom and in the vivid companionship of Christ comes to us only through appropriate exercise in the disciplines for life in the spirit. (Dallas Willard)

Matthew 11: 25-30 from the Message:
Jesus said: “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (The Message, Eugene Peterson)