THE WAY 1 – CHOOSE JESUS WAY, 4-5-26, Lead Pastor Jeff Aenk, New Hope Christian Church
CHOOSING TO FOLLOW JESUS WAY MAKES OUR LIVES BETTER, & MAKES US BETTER AT LIFE.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 - 19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Key Verse - John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - Jesus
Acts 9:2: "And asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he (Saul / Paul) might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem."
Acts 11:26b - So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Acts 24:14: "However, I admit that I (Paul) worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect."
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 - 15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel (Good News) I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
Matthew 7:13-14 - 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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.
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
*Every Time you Make a Decision this Week, Stop 1st & Ask Yourself, “What Would Jesus Do?” – WWJD – Then Follow Him! *Wear a WWJD Bracelet All Week Long (or Through-Out this 10 Part Series) as a Reminder. You’ll make Better Decisions, Get Better at Life, & Have a Better Life as a Result!
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 - 19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Key Verse - John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - Jesus
Acts 9:2: "And asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he (Saul / Paul) might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem."
Acts 11:26b - So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Acts 24:14: "However, I admit that I (Paul) worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect."
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 - 15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel (Good News) I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
Matthew 7:13-14 - 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
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.
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
*Every Time you Make a Decision this Week, Stop 1st & Ask Yourself, “What Would Jesus Do?” – WWJD – Then Follow Him! *Wear a WWJD Bracelet All Week Long (or Through-Out this 10 Part Series) as a Reminder. You’ll make Better Decisions, Get Better at Life, & Have a Better Life as a Result!