Sermons

James & John represent those who quickly and eagerly accept the invitation of Jesus. At the same time they are a great example of recognizing that there are sacrifices to be made when choosing to follow Jesus, and the wise person counts those costs up front.

Not everyone who heard about Jesus was excited about it. The Apostle Paul started out as one of Christianity’s staunchest opponents. However, Jesus didn’t write him off, He continued to offer the invitation until Paul eventually decided to follow.

We often think of Peter as being a leap before you look kind of guy. However, when it came to becoming a disciple of Jesus, he was anything but. Nonetheless Jesus patiently invited him to take one tiny step after another until he was ready to follow.

Not everyone Jesus called immediately decided to follow Him. The stories of Nathanael & Thomas are proof that our doubts and reservations do not exclude us from Jesus’ invitation.

The interesting thing about the calling of both Andrew & Philip is that the first thing they did after meeting Jesus was to run and invite someone else to follow Him too.

When we look at Matthew & Simon the Zealot we very quickly realize that many of the people Jesus called were far from perfect, but He invited them to follow anyways.

Trusting in God while you wait on God.

Sometimes it’s more about what we need to say than what Jesus needs to hear.