Drop Everything - Follow Me Part 2: Be My Apprentice [Ryan Ashley]

Mark 1:16-20; 10:21-22; 28-31; 8:34-37; 3:31-35; 8:14-18; 10:32-40; 14:48-52

Order:

Mark 1:16-20

“In the 20th century (generally speaking), protestant Christians set out to make America Christian and ended up making Christianity American.” Stanley Hauerwas

1. You have to Drop Everything to follow Jesus

 “When Jesus calls a man, he bids him come and die.”

Dietrich Bonheoffer - Cost of Discipleship

10:21-22; 28-31

“To be invited by Jesus to be a disciple is to be invited out of mediocrity. You’re invited into the Kingdom of God. You go from fish to men, you go from a couple of dollars to a Kingdom. Jesus’ invitation is always for something greater for our hearts.”

Jon Tyson 

2. Think about the cost of NOT following Jesus.

Mark 8:34-37

3. Following Jesus happens in Community

Mark 3:31-35

4. To become like your Rabbi Jesus, it takes time.

Mark 8:14-18

Mark 10:32-40

Mark 14:48-52

5. Apprentices make Apprentices

“Make disciples, not converts!”

Dallas Willard

3 Myths of Discipleship

Myth #1 = A disciple is a really mature Christian

Myth #2 = Discipleship is Mentorship

Myth #3 = "Disciple" is a verb.

Jesus brought about a reformation by telling a subversive, alternative story. He told a story that is more than science, more than history, more than philosophy, more than anthropology, and more than morality. A story that not only happened once, but is happening still. And you and I are invited into that!