Rumors, Part 2: Following Jesus Is Boring

Published: Sept. 24, 2009, 3:25 p.m.

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(Job\\n42:5-6)(Msg) \\u201cI admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all\\nfirsthand\\u2014from my own eyes and ears! I\'m sorry\\u2014forgive me. I\'ll never\\ndo that again, I promise! I\'ll never again live on crusts of hearsay,\\ncrumbs of rumor."

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Message title:\\xa0 Following Jesus is Boring.

\\nVINTAGE JESUS VIDEOS #2 & #3

\\n4 attributes of Jesus.

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cI am the bread of life.\\u201d
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(John\\n6:35)\\xa0 Then Jesus declared, \\u201cI am the bread of life. He who comes to me\\nwill never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.\\u201d
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He offers real fulfillment.

Do you need fulfillment today?
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2.\\xa0 \\u201cI am the light of the world.\\u201d

\\n(John 8:12)\\xa0 When Jesus\\nspoke again to the people, he said, \\u201cI am the light of the world.\\nWhoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light\\nof life.\\u201d
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Jesus offers real forgiveness.\\xa0

\\n(John 3:17)\\xa0 \\u201cFor God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.\\u201d

\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He offers real forgiveness

Do you need forgiveness today?
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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cI am the gate.\\u201d

(John 10:9)\\xa0 \\u201cI am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.\\u201d
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He offers real friendship.

Do you need real friendship today?
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4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cI am the resurrection.\\u201d

\\n(John 11:25-26)\\xa0 Jesus\\nsaid to her, \\u201cI am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me\\nwill live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me\\nwill never die. Do you believe this?\\u201d
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He offers a real future.
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\\nDo you believe this?

(Nehemiah 8:10)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026for the joy of the LORD is your strength.\\u201d
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(Psalm 2:4)\\xa0 \\u201cThe God who sits in the heavens laughs\\u2026\\u201d

\\n(John 1:14) (CEV)\\xa0 \\u201cThe\\nWord (God) became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true\\nglory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the\\nkindness and all the truth of God have come down to us.\\u201d
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(John 10:10)\\xa0 \\u201cThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The devil wants to steal your faith.

\\n(1 Peter 5:8-9)\\xa0 \\u201cBe\\nself-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a\\nroaring lion looking for someone to devour.\\xa0 Resist him, standing firm\\nin the faith\\u2026\\u201d
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\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The devil wants to kill your freedom.

\\n(Galatians 5:1)\\xa0 \\u201cIt is\\nfor freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not\\nlet yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.\\u201d
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(2 Corinthians 3:17)\\xa0 \\u201cNow the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.\\u201d
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\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The devil wants to destroy your future.

\\n(John 14:6) \\u201cJesus said to him, \\u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.\\u201d

\\nHow do I enjoy Jesus?\\xa0

1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Change your view of Jesus.
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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n(1 John 5:11-12)\\xa0 \\u201cAnd this is the testimony: God has given us eternal\\nlife, and this life is in his Son.\\xa0 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life."

2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Approach Him through relationship not rules.
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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n(John 5:39-40)\\xa0 \\u201cYou diligently study the Scriptures because you think\\nthat by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.\\u201d

3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Give Him your whole heart.
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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n(Jeremiah 29:13-14)\\xa0 \\u201cYou will seek me and find me when you seek me\\nwith all your heart.\\xa0 I will be found by you,\\u201d declares the LORD.

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 (Hebrews 11:6)\\xa0 \\u201cAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.\\u201d


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