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Luke 9:23 ; John 6 Focus: Jesus doesn't want fans, but completely, committed, followers. DTR - Define the Relationship I. Why are you here? II. Are you All In? III. Have you made it your own? Luke 9:23 New International Version (NIV) 23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. John 6 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand 6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Phi...

James 1:22-27 , Galations 6:9-10 , 1 John 3:11-24 Focus: We are called to a faith that is active! I. Less TALK , More ACTION . II. We are BLESSED so that we can BLESS OTHERS . III. When we serve, we GAIN . IV. Do for ONE , what you wish you could do for EVERYONE .   James 1:22-27 New International Version (NIV) 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. 26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: ...

Luke 2:21-40 Focus: Something every parent loves to hear . . . (S)He Has Your Eyes I. EYES of the CROWD II. EYES of SIMEON and ANNA III. Whose EYES do I HAVE ? IV. What does it look like to have GOD's EYES Luke 2:21-40 New International Version (NIV) 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. Jesus Presented in the Temple 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord” [ a ] ), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” [ b ] 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been reveale...