Drop Everything - Follow Me Part 2: Be My Apprentice [Ryan Ashley]

23/02/2020 41 min

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Mark 1:16-20; 10:21-22; 28-31; 8:34-37; 3:31-35; 8:14-18; 10:32-40; 14:48-52Order:Mark 1:16-20“In the 20th century (generally speaking), protestant Christians set out to make America Christian and ended up making Christianity American.” Stanley Hauerwas1. You have to Drop Everything to follow Jesus“When Jesus calls a man, he bids him come and die.”Dietrich Bonheoffer - Cost of Discipleship10:21-22; 28-31“To be invited by Jesus to be a disciple is to be invited out of mediocrity. You’re invited into the Kingdom of God. You go from fish to men, you go from a couple of dollars to a Kingdom. Jesus’ invitation is always for something greater for our hearts.”Jon Tyson2. Think about the cost of NOT following Jesus.Mark 8:34-373. Following Jesus happens in CommunityMark 3:31-354. To become like your Rabbi Jesus, it takes time.Mark 8:14-18Mark 10:32-40Mark 14:48-525. Apprentices make Apprentices“Make disciples, not converts!”Dallas Willard3 Myths of DiscipleshipMyth #1 = A disciple is a really mature ChristianMyth #2 = Discipleship is MentorshipMyth #3 = "Disciple" is a verb.Jesus brought about a reformation by telling a subversive, alternative story. He told a story that is more than science, more than history, more than philosophy, more than anthropology, and more than morality. A story that not only happened once, but is happening still. And you and I are invited into that!