Why Am I Following Jesus?

Faithful: Answering the Call of GodBrock Graham
Written By Olivia Zurawski

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Acts 8:9–25 | "Why?" is an important question. "Why?" is a heart searching question. We do a lot of things in life, we make a lot of decisions in life, but there is something that stops us and makes us think when we ask the question "Why?"

We know we should follow Jesus, but have you ever asked why you are following Jesus? "Why?" gets at the motives for your following of Christ. What if our motives in following Jesus may not be as pure as we may have thought?

Confused yet? 

In this sermon, we are introduced to a man who 'believed' in Jesus but whose heart in following Jesus was exposed. This man displayed a heart more interested in the perks of Jesus than the person of Jesus.  

We will let God's Word expose our hearts and show us the motives that lie within for why we are following Jesus.

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Acts 9:32-43 | "I know God has done miracles. I read about them in my Bible. But do I really believe God still can? Yeah, I guess I do, but do I really believe He will?" We can often have a right doctrine of the omnipotence of God (God is all powerful and able to do anything), but does our doctrine translate to street-theology? Meaning, do we really believe practically, in how we live our life, that God can still do anything? This week we study two miracle stories. These two miracle stories come back to back in the book of Acts and share the same story structure. It seems in their shared structure, God wants to teach us something about the fact that He was, is, and always will be a God of miraculous power. It also seems these stories can shed some light on God's purposes in why He does the supernatural miracles He does.

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Acts 9:19-31 | Jesus makes dead people come to life. To know Christ is to have a complete resurrection and transformation from dead in sin to a made new in Him... But now what? This is what we’re going to see in the story of Saul. In part 2 of Saul’s radical conversion, we’ll witness the effects of this transformation overflowing out of his life.

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Acts 9:1-19 | Jesus doesn't just make bad people good, dirty people clean, or average people better; Jesus makes dead people come to life. To know Christ is to have a complete resurrection and transformation from an old life dead in sin to a brand new life in Him. This is seen powerfully in the story of a radical conversion we see in this passage in Acts.

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Acts 8:26–40 | There is a family that teaches their kids what it means to obey by saying this, "Obedience means right away, all the way, with a happy heart." But this isn't just a statement for kids, this is a statement for every Christ follower.  When God says "go", do we obey right away, all the way, with a happy heart? When God says "do", do we obey right away, all the way, with a happy heart? This week we see a picture of immediate obedience, and in studying this passage, we will be better equipped to obey God--right away, all the way, with a happy heart--in everything He calls us to obey Him in!

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Acts 8:9–25 | "Why?" is an important question. "Why?" is a heart searching question. We do a lot of things in life, we make a lot of decisions in life, but there is something that stops us and makes us think when we ask the question "Why?" We know we should follow Jesus, but have you ever asked why you are following Jesus? "Why?" gets at the motives for your following of Christ. What if our motives in following Jesus may not be as pure as we may have thought? Confused yet? In this sermon, we are introduced to a man who 'believed' in Jesus but whose heart in following Jesus was exposed. This man displayed a heart more interested in the perks of Jesus than the person of Jesus.  We will let God's Word expose our hearts and show us the motives that lie within for why we are following Jesus.

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Acts 8:1-8 | “I could never do that!"

Has this thought ever crossed your mind? Maybe it was watching someone walk up to a complete stranger and share the gospel. Maybe it was seeing a friend walk through a difficult season of life and still love Jesus and love others. Maybe it was someone who has moved to a place you would never go and lived on mission for the Lord. We’ve all had times we’ve looked at others and thought “I could never do that.” But what if God is inviting you into some “I could never do that” situations for the spread of His gospel? That’s exactly what happens in Acts 8 as the story of the early church continues.

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