Jesus Christ is the greatest leader who has ever lived. But when you consider the cost, is following Him worth it? This is the most important question a leader will ever answer. Today, the wonderful Co-Pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock Jeremy Morton (picture to the left) addressed theis question using Philippians 1:27-30 as his focal passage.
To definitively answer this question, the following are 26 statements from Jeremy’s message Is Following Jesus Christ Worth It?
- We must decide if following Christ is worth it?
- Sometimes following Jesus is a pleasure. Sometimes it is painful. But every day is worth it because having Christ in my life means it will get better.
- Your heart was made for another world. Your heart was made for Heaven.
- It’s better to be with Christ in jail than to be without Christ and be supposedly free.
- It is better to suffer in life and experience God’s presence than to be happy and not experience Christ.
- Jesus + Nothing = Everything. Everything – Jesus = Nothing.
- Pain can be good if pain pushes you to Christ.
- Negativity is contagious but so is joy.
- Live your life worthy of the Gospel.
- They’re (Philippians) not there yet but Heaven has come to them.
- Don’t be so impressed with Rome you forget Heaven is better than Rome.
- The greatest testimony we can have is our personal sanctification that makes us more holy.
- We’ve cheapened and over-simplified WWJD.
- So many of us feel good because we compare ourselves to carnal, apathetic people rather than Christ.
- You have courage in your God-given conviction while being unified with other members of Christ.
- A tough guy without others is nothing.
- I have courage about biblical convictions but am not ugly or mean about it.
- A lot of people want to wear the uniform but don’t want to go to practice.
- Jesus suffered and we enter into intimacy with Him when we suffer.
- The surest sign of salvation is the person who keeps on persevering.
- Everyone has someone who has not quit on them. His name is Jesus.
- Christians, we are citizens of Heaven. Our behavior matters. People are watching. Because of Christ we refuse to quit.
- Today may be dark but a better day is coming. It is worth it.
- Don’t be so proud of Rome you forget your citizens of Heaven.
- Citizenship matters but only one citizenship matter for all of eternity.
- Do you know Christ?
This is the most important question a leader will ever answer.
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