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Is Christ Worthy?

November 15, 2020 Speaker: John McAllister Series: Follow Me: Learning to Live Like Jesus

Topic: UPCC Passage: Matthew 10:32-42

Listen to sermon here.

 

Sermon Outline

1. Christ Confessed

[32] SO EVERYONE WHO ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN, I ALSO WILL ACKNOWLEDGE BEFORE MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN, [33] BUT WHOEVER DENIES ME BEFORE MEN, I ALSO WILL DENY BEFORE MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

2. Christ's Message Brings Division

[34] “DO NOT THINK THAT I HAVE COME TO BRING PEACE TO THE EARTH. I HAVE NOT COME TO BRING PEACE, BUT A SWORD. [35] FOR I HAVE COME TO SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW. [36] AND A PERSON'S ENEMIES WILL BE THOSE OF HIS OWN HOUSEHOLD.

3. Christ's Requirements for Discipleship

[37] WHOEVER LOVES FATHER OR MOTHER MORE THAN ME IS NOT WORTHY OF ME, AND WHOEVER LOVES SON OR DAUGHTER MORE THAN ME IS NOT WORTHY OF ME. [38] AND WHOEVER DOES NOT TAKE HIS CROSS AND FOLLOW ME IS NOT WORTHY OF ME. [39] WHOEVER FINDS HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT, AND WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE WILL FIND IT.

4. Christ's Call to Action

[40] “WHOEVER RECEIVES YOU RECEIVES ME, AND WHOEVER RECEIVES ME RECEIVES HIM WHO SENT ME. [41] THE ONE WHO RECEIVES A PROPHET BECAUSE HE IS A PROPHET WILL RECEIVE A PROPHET'S REWARD, AND THE ONE WHO RECEIVES A RIGHTEOUS PERSON BECAUSE HE IS A RIGHTEOUS PERSON WILL RECEIVE A RIGHTEOUS PERSON'S REWARD. [42] AND WHOEVER GIVES ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES EVEN A CUP OF COLD WATER BECAUSE HE IS A DISCIPLE, TRULY, I SAY TO YOU, HE WILL BY NO MEANS LOSE HIS REWARD.”

Takeaway

1. How will my life be summarized?
Confessing or denying Christ?
2. Christ is worthy of the cost to follow him - Do I agree? Do my actions agree?
3. Go - Start with a small step today

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