The Pathway to Discipleship

Jesus gives us his mission statement as he reads from the prophet Isaiah: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ He then demonstrates what this looks like by healing the sick and freeing those oppressed by demonic powers; teaching people about the kingdom of God. In his calling of Levi, Jesus shows us the pathway to being one of his disciples. It begins with calling, requires a response, and culminates in a mission for each disciple to join. However, there are also some that refuse the call of Jesus. The Pharisees refuse to accept that Jesus loves the outsiders, the lost, broken and sinful. In this message, we see the radical call of Jesus to each of us, and hear the challenge to follow him with all we have - it is always worth it! MAIN TEXT Luke 5:27-32 SPEAKER David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST Every Sunday 10:30am - 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE ADVANCE MOVEMENT We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family. LISTEN TO MORE Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foundation-church-belfast/id1599109887 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6uAXPfwFLdZGmKFlc0jRLX Deezer https://link.deezer.com/s/30mr8UHtormGRTICQHHkP Podbean https://foundationchurchbelfast.podbean.com/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d056dc4-313c-4ccf-9064-398b5c0a3b06 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@foundationchurchbelfast