Follow Me

“Follow Me”—two words that change everything. This study cuts through the fog of half-hearted participation clothed as discipleship, demanding that we face the hard truth. When Jesus called us to follow, He wasn't merely inviting us to walk behind Him or sit in a pew once a week. He was calling us into radical commitment, a divine summons to deny ourselves, take up our crosses, and march forward with purpose. Are you truly following Christ, or are you still clinging to your old life, refusing the cost of discipleship?

Too often, we claim to follow but cling to our comforts, our desires, our sins. Jesus didn't hide the fine print—foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man had nowhere to lay His head. If you're in this for comfort, then you haven't understood what you're signing up for. To obey is to let go, to commit is to change, and to follow is to embrace the unknown with faith. It's not about your schedule, your preferences, or your terms—it's about His. Friend, it's time to confront the excuses and take sincere steps of faith. The choice is yours: continue as you are and risk losing everything, or lay it all down and find life everlasting in Him.

The teaching starts at 1:30

Focus: Matthew 16:24

All Verses Covered: Matthew 8:18-23, 11:28-30, 16:24-25, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Also read: Psalms 25:9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 55:8-9, Jeremiah 10:23, Micah 6:8, Mark 1:17-18, 2:14, 8:34-35, 9:21,28-31, 10:21, Luke 5:27-28, 9:23-24, 14:25-27, John 8:12, 10:27, 12:26, Romans 8:13-14, 12:1, Galatians 5:24-25, Philippians 3:8, Colossians 3:1-4, 2 Timothy 2:11-12, 1 Peter 2:21, 4:1-2.

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We hope you enjoy this message from Elder Clifton Dawson who is now the pastor of Greater Christ Temple Church following in the footsteps of the late, great Bishop Luke Edwards, Sr.

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