The Lordship Test | Herbert Cooper

James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  3  because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  4  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (NIV) Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (NIV) 1. Deny yourself Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (NIV) Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. (NIV) 2. Pick up your cross Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (NIV) Galatians 2:20   I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (NIV) Galatians 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus h ave crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (NIV) Romans 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin (NIV) Matthew 18:8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. (NIV) Hebrews 11:25 He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. (NLT) 3. Follow Jesus Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. (NIV) 1. Follow Jesus, not you Luke 9:57–62 As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58  But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” 59  He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” 60  But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” 61  Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.” 62  But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” (NLT) 2. Follow Jesus, not excuses 3. Follow Jesus, not people 1. Follow God’s word instead of people’s opinions Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (NIV) 2. Follow God’s voice instead of people’s voices John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (NIV)