Sermons on discipleship
Forcing Your Way Into the Kingdom
This sermons examines Jesus teaching about the preaching of the kingdom of God and that “everyone forces his way into it.” One must strive to enter the kingdom, resisting the world, the flesh, and the devil. Here is a call to push through lies, sin, and apathy to lay hold of Christ and enter his glorious kingdom. Passage: Luke 16:16
All for Jesus
This is the second message on Jesus’ call to discipleship. Jesus wants all of you and all that you have. Here we see why Jesus is so worthy and why the stakes are so high. Have you committed your life to Christ? Passage: Luke 14:27-35
Loyalty to Jesus Above All
In this sermon Pastor Tim explains Jesus’ call to discipleship. Shockingly, Jesus tells the crowds that when the come to him they must hate mother and father and wife and children and brother and sister. These profound words of our Lord deserve close attention and clear action. May you understand the cost of discipleship and then say, Jesus is worthy! Passage: Luke 14:25-26
The Greatest Christian
Every Christian should want to be a great Christian and every church should want to be a great church made up of great Christians. So what is a great Christian? In Mark 10, Jesus explains what a great disciple looks like as he speaks about service and sacrifice. This is a needed lesson as we look forward to God’s continued faithfulness in the life of the church. This is the first part in a series of messages as Fairview Baptist…
A Word to Religious Pretenders
Jesus’ strongest words of warning are directed toward “religious” people. The Pharisees and scribes had many adherents who were hypocrites. Jesus gives 8 characteristics of the religious pretender and calls them to repentance. May this message convict and convert religious pretenders today. Passage: Luke 11:27-12:3
Resolved to Follow
In this passage we see the determination and resolve of our Lord Jesus Christ. He willing suffered affliction and rejection to accomplish the mission of saving his people from their sin. He calls his followers to the same determination and resolve. Here is a call for us to follow and set our face upon our Savior. Passage: Luke 9:51-62
The Glory of the King
When Jesus calls his disciples to suffer, to embrace the shame of world, and even to die, he does not leave them without a vision of the glory that is to be revealed. In Jesus’ final instructions about discipleship, he gives his disciples a sneak preview of the glory of the coming kingdom. We must remember that any suffering we experience now is light and momentary compared to the eternal weight of glory before us. Passage: Luke 9:27-36
Prepare to Suffer
Jesus exhorts us to prepare to suffer as part of the cost of discipleship. This is a needed lesson as culture grows more hostile to God and his word. Here is a call to count the cost, see Jesus and worthy, and endure suffering for the sake of his name. Passage: Luke 9:24-26
Come and Die
This sermon considers Jesus’ words: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Here is a call to costly discipleship. It is clear that following Jesus is costly, but worth it. This is a reminder that Christians are called to suffering, rejection, and shame on the pathway to glory. Passage: Luke 9:23
Blessing and Woe
This sermon begins our study through Jesus’ “Sermon on the Plain.” Here we see a stark distinction between those who follow Jesus for wrong motives. This is a call to be blessed in Jesus and his kingdom rather than in the false hopes of the world. Passage: Luke 6:17-26