Sundays at Followers Church

It is imperative to know the basic teachings of Jesus. For as the author of Hebrews states, those who fail to grasp them are prone to drifting and could even fall away to a point where repentance is no longer possible. As a result, we should not only grasp them, we should be able to teach them to others… Scripture References:  Hebrews 6:1–3 (NLT) Acts 20:21 (NLT) 2 Peter 3:9 (NLT) Matthew 3:11–12...

Childish and impulsive thinking, combined with a lack of self discipline, will keep all of us spiritually immature and dull. However, when we listen carefully to Jesus’ teachings, and prayerfully determine the differences between right and wrong, and then choose to do the right things, that’s what makes us grow to maturity, and much more capable of grasping more than just the basic things. Scriptu...

Gods rest, or heaven, is available to us, but the author of Hebrews warns us that a lack of faith, similar to what the Israelites displayed, will prevent us from ever entering Gods rest. Therefore, all that Christ has done for us as a High Priest will be in vain.  Scripture References:  Hebrews 4:14–16 (NLT) 2 Thessalonians 2:13–15 (NLT) Deuteronomy 11:8–9 (NLT) 1 John 3:21–22 (NLT) Colossians 1:1...

In this third chapter, the author shows how Jesus is supreme over Moses, the greatest leader Israel ever had. Implying Moses was just a prelude, or an example of the kind of leadership Jesus would provide to all Gods people. However, Christians are also compared to the wayward Israelites, implying the consequences of not having faith in Jesus are serious. Therefore, discipleship is essential… Scri...

Listening carefully to Jesus’ teaching means, generously supplementing our faith with moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, patient endurance, godliness, brotherly affection, and love for everyone. This is the key to resisting any temptation to drift from God when things are going bad, or when we’re being tested. Scripture References:  Hebrews 2:1–18 Exodus 15:22–24 Exodus 16:1–2 Exodus 17:1–...

In the first chapter of Hebrews, the primary point is that Jesus is the Son of God. Therefore, He is supreme over everything, including angels, who clearly had a powerful role in God’s plan through Israels history, but they are below Jesus when it comes to the hierarchy of created things... Scripture References:  Hebrews 1:1–2a (NLT) Hebrews 1:2b–14 (NLT) Acts 4:11–12 (NLT) 1 Corinthians 2:12–13 (...

Do you think about heaven? Or do you only think about this life here on earth? As we grow in our relationship with God, and as we experience more of this life here on earth, our thoughts should be more on heaven (Colossians 3:1–3). What realities of heaven are you focused on? And how is heavenly focus keeping you from being worldly? Scripture references:  Matthew 13:44–46 Philippians 3:17–20 Colos...

When Christians remain bent on evening the score or quick to retaliate with snarky replies, that make us indistinguishable from any other jackwagon in this world. So Instead of reacting in anger (which equates to being conquered by evil) we’re to conquer evil by being good (or by being honoring to those who are jackwagons).  Scripture References:  James 4:7–11a 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 Romans 12:9–10...

It could said that spreading the Good News is God’s highest ambition for us, the grandest goal given to us, or that it’s the strongest desire He give us after we’ve been redeemed. But is evangelism just a strong desire that God gives us, or is it a command? Scripture References:   Matthew 25:14–30 (MSG) Luke 16:19–31 (NLT) Matthew 5:15–16 (NLT)

The truth is, Jesus wants every single one of us to grow to maturity. However, many of us fail to develop spiritually, which is called spiritual retardation. And when this happens, the church family will suffer. In fact, by definition, retardation is "the action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something.” So a question we should all answers is, is there anything stunting my s...

When we intentionally focus on God, He transforms us into a new person, or changes the way we think. No focus = no change = wrong ambition. When that happens, we will become humble, thinking of others as better than ourselves. So an intentional focus is the first thing. The second thing, is to regularly spend time reading and studying the Bible. These two things will help us to be “force enabled”.

When persecution scattered the believers out of Jerusalem, Peter eventually went to Joppa, where he had a huge “What the what?!” moment while dreaming on a rooftop, and then saw God pour the Holy Spirit out on Gentiles, which made him and his Jewish companions have an even bigger “What the what?!” moment… And through all of it, Peter learned that God’s plan includes reaching the Gentiles. Which me...

Many of us go through life with a mindset that God’s ultimate purpose is to bless our life and sustain it for as long as possible. And when God doesn’t, many blame God, and some bail on God. So our mindset must change! Instead, we must see our lives (and the lives of our loved ones) along with our deaths, as belonging to God.

Many of us go through life with a mindset that God’s ultimate purpose is to bless our life and sustain it for as long as possible. And when God doesn’t, many blame God, and some bail on God. So our mindset must change! Instead, we must see our lives (and the lives of our loved ones) along with our deaths, as belonging to God.

Gabriel was notorious for causing others to have serious “What the what?!” moments as he provided guidance or protection. And in each instance, these moments were handled very differently. And the truth is, God currently uses angels to provide guidance or direction to us, and faith is still the best reaction to any encounter with them.

If our country was being led by a narcissist like Nebuchadnezzar, could you still enjoy God and glorify Him, while maintaining respect for that leader? Doing so might cause a What the What?!, moment that could change someone's life! This is exactly what Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Daniel did with Nebuchadnezzar (not to mention his officials). 

Like Gehazi with Elisha, Judas with Jesus, or Ananias and Sapphira with the disciples, some people associated with “the work of God” are actually looking for an opportunity to further their own plan while appearing holy. All of them tried to hide their actions from God and others, and all of them found out it's not possible...

David refused to kill Saul, even though he could have claimed it was self defense and justified it because he was anointed. Instead, he let God deal with Saul and during this entire time of waiting, God proved to both David and Samuel that He was with them, and that they could trust in God’s promise to David even though things didn’t make sense.

It took twenty-two years for the promise of Joseph’s dream to become a reality. This begs the question, do we let What the What?! moments stop us from believing in the things God has promised us? We can trust God to keep His promises even when things don’t make sense. Which means, no matter what it is that each of us have been called to as individuals, or as a church, we can be confident God’s goi...

When facing persecution, Jesus doesn’t want us to worry or fear. In fact, Jesus wants us to feel happy and excited about it because our reward will be amazing! So we must be careful that this world doesn’t make us lose our saltiness or our light!

God wants us to be productive and useful in His plan for redeeming the world, but to do that we must first be committed to our relationships with others in the church. However, to do that we must have the same attitude that Christ had, which means all of us have to figuratively burn our “Bill of Rights”.

Why miscarriages? Why cancer? Why mosquitos? The truth is, when our focus is on this life, we’ll never stop asking those kind of questions. But when we realize how to view hard experiences from God’s perspective, it can change everything about the way we show empathy and compassion and care for others.

All followers have been given the general “call” from God to be a “part” of the body of Christ, or the church. But beyond that, we’ve each been given gifts, or certain things we do well, for the benefit of the church. And when we learn to use these gifts for the good of others, it helps prove to the world Jesus is for real.

Based on what Solomon, Jesus, Peter and Paul said, we can conclude, that if we’re going to attract the "Queens of Sheba" that exist in our world, we must create order within our communities, by personally and corporately submitting to all human authorities placed above us!

Everything Paul said concerning leadership for God, is about taking the opportunities given to us to benefit and serve others in the church, but our leadership must also extend to those who don’t know Christ yet. So…are you a good leader for God?