Christ says, "Give me all. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don't want to cut off a branch here and a branch there. I want to have the whole tree down. I don't want to drill the tooth, or crown it, or stop it, but to have it out. Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think are innocent as well as the ones you think are wicked—the whole outfit. I will give you a new self instead. In fact, I will give you myself: my own will shall become yours.“ C.S. Lewis

Matthew 4:12-25 Called to Follow!

Knows Who Is Calling V.18- Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee V.19- Follow Me V.20- Immediately they left their nets V.22- Immediately they left the boat and their father V.12- When Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody John 1:35-42

Knows Who Is Calling V.40- one of the two who heard John speak and followed Him was Andrew V.35- John was standing with two of his disciples V.36- “behold, the Lamb of God!” John‘s Message V.20- “I am not the Christ” V.34- “I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God” Andrew’s message to Peter V.41- We have found the Messiah

Knows Who Is Calling Acts 9:3-6 As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,

Surrenders to His Call V.19 Follow Me “Sharp Military Command” Follow involves two adverbs that carry to the force of a command: One adverb indicates a position or place Literally means “come here” The second adverb means “after” “Classic relationship of disciple to Rabbi V.20 followed Him V.22 followed Him Followed- conveys the idea of one who is committed to imitating the one he follows

Surrenders to His Call Luke 9:23-26 And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, [he must] (deny himself), and (take up his cross daily) and (follow Me). 24 "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. 25 "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? 26 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

Surrenders to His Call Dr. Albert Mohler: We will know very soon where every church and pastor stands on crucial questions. There will be no place to hide.