“Jesus offered a single incentive to follow himto summarize his selling point: 'Follow me, and you might be happy-or you might not. Follow me, and you might be empowered-or you might not. Follow me, and you might have more friends-or you might not. Follow me, and you might have the answers-or you might not. Follow me, and you might be better off-or you might not. If you follow me, you may be worse off in every way you use to measure life. Follow me nevertheless. Because I have an offer that is worth giving up everything you have: you will learn to love well.'” IfsWayGivingWellsMayUseMightJesusAnswersOffersGiving UpSellingNeverthelessBetter OffIncentivesEmpoweredFollow Me Author:Samir Selmanovic
“So Jesus came and modelled a lifestyle of power and purity because the power of the Spirit of God was on him. He was trying to show those of us who would follow what life would be like in someone who had no sin and was completely empowered by the Spirit of God.” TryingShowsWould BeSpiritJesusSinLifestylePurityEmpoweredSpirit Of GodGod Life Author:Bill Johnson
“The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast lane on the straight and narrow way. He stands on the pages of the New Testament as the first level of basic transportation in the kingdom of God.” WayFirstsChristianJesusLevelsDutyPagesModelsHeavyKingdomsDiscipleTestamentEmpoweredKingdom Of GodNew TestamentLanesTransportationFast Lane Book:The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship Source: The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship