1. follow Jesus!
Five Commitments
that Define a Christian
Sunday mornings into November 2011

2. The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father
Almighty, Maker of heaven
and earth, and in Jesus
Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

3. The Apostles’ Creed
Who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and
buried; He descended into hell.

4. The Apostles’ Creed
The third day He arose again from
the dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sits on the right
hand of God the Father
Almighty; from there he shall
come to judge the living and
the dead.

5. The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
the one holy church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

6. Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all: “If
anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up
his cross daily and follow me.”

7. follow Jesus!
Five Commitments
that Define a Christian
Sunday mornings into November 2011

8. follow Jesus!
iWill SEEK: passionately
pursuing God in all of life!

9. follow Jesus!
iWill OBEY: joyfully submitting
to God in all his directives,
recognizing that He is Lord and
I am not!

10. follow Jesus!
iWill CONNECT: deliberately
building accountable
relationships with other
followers of Jesus!

11. Doing Life Together
September 2011

12. follow Jesus!
iWill CONNECT: deliberately
building accountable
relationships with other
followers of Jesus!

13. follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
A relationship in which
the individuals involved
call each other to give an
account of their faith walk
in Christ.

14. follow Jesus!
“One of the greatest reasons
Christians get into trouble is that
they don’t have to answer to anyone
for their lives. Ask around. You will
learn that very few have built
accountability into their Christian
lifestyle. It is the missing link of
Christianity.” (Patrick Morely)

15. follow Jesus!
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to stand against the
schemes of the devil.
The battle is REAL!

16. follow Jesus!
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may
be overpowered, two can defend
themselves. A cord of three strands is
not quickly broken.
The battle is REAL!

17. follow Jesus!
1 Peter 5:8
Be self-controlled and alert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion looking for someone to
devour.
Our Enemy is RELENTLESS!

18. follow Jesus!
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray so that you will not
fall into temptation. The spirit is
willing, but the body is weak.
Our body is WEAK!

19. follow Jesus!
Hebrews 3:13
But encourage one another daily, as
long as it is called Today, so that none
of you may be hardened by sin's
deceitfulness.
Sin is DECEITFUL!

20. follow Jesus!
Accountable relationships
MUST be practiced. Why?
The battle is real!
Our Enemy is relentless!
Our body is weak!
Sin is deceitful!

21. follow Jesus!
How does a
person build
accountable
relationships?

22. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face

23. follow Jesus!

24. follow Jesus! University of
Stanford study
For every hour
on computer,
smartphone,
etc. – we lose
½ hour of face-
to-face
interaction!

25. follow Jesus!

26. follow Jesus!
“The media technologies we
use to communicate are designed
for speed and urgency - not for
thoughtful reflection and
undistracted conversation. They are
designed, not to encourage depth in
existing relationships, but . . .

27. follow Jesus!
. . . to widen our network and
our ability to say less that is of real
substance. Quick and impulsive
replies dominate the landscape;
thoughtful, longer replies seem out
of place and unnecessary.”
(Tim Challies)

28. The communication
process involves far more
than mere words!

29. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled

30. follow Jesus!
Hebrews 3:13
But encourage one another daily, as
long as it is called Today, so that none
of you may be hardened by sin's
deceitfulness.

31. follow Jesus!
Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur
one another on toward love and good
deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting
together, as some are in the habit of
doing, but let us encourage one
another--and all the more as you see
the Day approaching.

32. follow Jesus!
Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur
one another on toward love and good
deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting
together, as some are in the habit of
doing, but let us encourage one
another--and all the more as you see
the Day approaching.

33. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word

34. follow Jesus!
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word
is truth.

35. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word
Engaging beneath the
veneer of life

36. We hide behind
masks of veneer!
Wood Veneer

37. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word
Engaging beneath the
veneer of life
Necessarily honest

38. follow Jesus!
Ephesians 4:15
Rather, speaking the truth in
love, we are to grow up in every way
into him who is the head, into Christ.

39. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word
Engaging beneath the
veneer of life
Necessarily honest
Deepening trust

40. follow Jesus!
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend.

41. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word
Engaging beneath the
veneer of life
Necessarily honest
Deepening trust

42. Six Essentials of an
follow Jesus!
Accountable relationship:
Face-to-face
Regularly scheduled
Involving God’s Word
Engaging beneath the
veneer of life
Necessarily honest
Deepening trust

43. Drinking coffee stunts growth!

44. follow Jesus!
If you are not practicing
accountable
relationships at some
level … you will STUNT
YOUR SPIRITUAL
GROWTH!!!

45. follow Jesus!
iWill CONNECT: deliberately
building accountable
relationships with other
followers of Jesus!