Walking With Jesus: Jesus and Obedience

Cedar Hills Community Church

WALKING WITH JESUS: Jesus and Obedience
Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Disciples who walk with Jesus hear and do.
TEXT - Matthew 7:13-29

OUTLINE

1. Disciples live like Jesus.

• 1 John 2:3-6. (verse 6: Whoever claims to live in Jesus must live as Jesus did.)
• Matthew 28:16-20. (verse 20a: teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.)
• Matthew 5:48. Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

2. Jesus obeyed.

• John 5:30. By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
• John 8:29. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.
• Luke 11:28. Jesus replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.

3. Disciples obey - we hear AND do.

• John 14:15. If you love me, keep my commands.
• Matthew 7:13-29
  • Two ways. (13-14)
  • Two trees. (15-20)
  • Two claims. (21-23)
  • Two builders. (24-29)
• Matthew 25:31-46. Sheep and Goats.
• Matthew 13:24-30. Wheat and Weeds.

"On the last day, God will not acquit us because our good works were good enough, but will look for evidence that our good confession was not phony…To run hard after holiness is another way of running hard after God. ~ Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in our Holiness.

NEXT STEPS

• Pray
• Read the Bible
• Worship Jesus.
• Share life with other disciples.
• Meditate on 2 Peter 1:3-8

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