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Follow Jesus

  • Writer: Ps Andy
    Ps Andy
  • Oct 4
  • 2 min read

What does it mean to follow Jesus? What do we want to see if God’s will is done on Earth as it is in Heaven?

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John 9:1-38

Love God with your whole being and love your neighbour as yourself.

The Gospels give us lots of examples of how Jesus acted and what he taught. The Old Testament prophets called the people of God back to being examples of God’s kingdom on Earth.


Last week we heard from Baptist World Aid Australia. Their aim is to bring people to the point where they can experience the fulness of life as God intended. All noble aims but many of us would say, “Not going to happen this side of glory.” Up to a point this is of course correct. But over the centuries Christians have led the way in making the world a better place. People like Wilberforce and Lord Shaftsbury worked tirelessly to tackle the evils of the Industrial Revolution and succeeded.


In the episode of Jesus healing the man born blind we have the themes of light and darkness. Not only did the man see light for the first time in his life but he also found the Messiah. The religious leaders thought they were living in the light, but were in fact living in spiritual darkness. The leaders should have rejoiced with the healed man. We see the contrast between Jesus and the leaders. Jesus goes to the margins and ministers to a man born blind. The leaders were often just trying to look good.


What does it mean to follow Jesus? Love God with your whole being and love your neighbour as yourself.



Pastor Andy


 
 
 

STAFFORD HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH

268 Appleby Road, Stafford Heights Qld 4053

P O Box 5733, Stafford Heights Qld 4053

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