The Way Matt Sees It

FOLLOW-WEAR You know what people follow based on what they wear.   For example, who do these people follow? Broncos Fanatic Buddhist Monk That’s right, the guy on the top follows the Broncos, and the person on the bottom follows the teachings of Buddha.   We can tell by what they are wearing.   So what should Jesus followers wear?   They seem to be all over the spectrum. John 3:16! Rather heartbreaking. For some reason, I don’t think that’s what Jesus wanted His followers to wear.   People aren’t eager to start following Jesus because of those things (although I do like that guy in the John 3:16 picture, he looks pretty happy). WHAT TO WEAR? In John 13:34-35 Jesus says: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.   By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35) Now maybe you’ve heard this before. ...

GIVE UP EVERYTHING The call to “give up everything” and follow Jesus seems to be a little extreme.   If you’ve been around church any length of time, you might have heard this preached before.   We should be ready to “give up everything” at any moment to follow Jesus!   But how?   What does that even mean?   Should I sell my house and live homeless?   Should I break my Xbox?   Should I drop out of college?   Does God really advocate this type of lifestyle? The answer is no.   Jesus never asked His followers to make hasty, rash, foolish decisions.   Jesus never advocated blind faith.   In Matthew 4:18-20 , we read the call of Peter and Andrew.   It’s literally 3 verses.   Jesus sees them, calls them, and they drop everything.   It’s quite simple.   And at face value, it seems like that’s what it should be.   Perhaps this is why we preach it in this manner. Sea of Galilee, where this story tak...