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The Closer the Better! (Are You a Close Follower of Jesus? Part 7)

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THE CLOSER, THE BETTER!

Message: It is imperative that we (Christian believers) make it our lifestyle to be close followers of Jesus.

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”  Mark 8:34 NKJV

III. TO CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY GOD’S FULL BLESSINGS

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,” Ephesians 1:3 NKJV
“A faithful man will abound with blessings . . .” Proverbs 28:20 NKJV
“Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.” Proverbs 10:6 NKJV
“The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22 NKJV

IV. TO BECOME A SPIRITUALLY MATURE AND COMPLETE CHRISTIAN

till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;”  Ephesians 4:13 NKJV

“Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” Colossians 1:28 NKJV