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Are You Married to Jesus….

Or Just Dating?

Isaiah 54:5

For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;He is called the God of all the

earth.

Isaiah 62:5

As a young man marries a young woman,so will your Builder marry you;as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,so will your God rejoice over you.

Hosea 2:19-20

I will betroth you to Me forever;I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and

compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness,and you will

acknowledge the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:1

“But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—would you now return to Me?”declares

the Lord.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The

time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out

to meet the bridegroom.”

John 14:2-3

My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going

there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be

where I am.

John 3:29

The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens

for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is

now complete.

Romans 7:4

Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that

you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear

fruit to God.

2 Cor. 11:22

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may

present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:25-27

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make

her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and

blameless.

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be gladand give him glory!For the wedding of the Lamb has come,and his

bride has made herself ready.

Revelation 21:9

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and

said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Are you a casual Christian or a dedicated disciple?

Disciple = 260+ times in New Testament

Christian= 3 times

DATING• Private• Non-commital, may see other people• Consider all your options• Your priorities are what count• No expectations/promises made• No commitment to others in family• No children• No responsibility to anyone but you!• Self-centered

MARRIAGE• Public• Total commitment• Die to all other options• New priorities together• Expectations/promises made• Commitment to family• Children = natural result• Responsible to all involved• Others-centered

John 8:31-32

Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the

truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 13:34-35

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one

another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

Matthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded

you.”

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

Year 3 540

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

Year 3 540

Year 4 1620

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

Year 3 540

Year 4 1620

Year 5 4860

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

Year 3 540

Year 4 1620

Year 5 4860

Year 6 14580

YEARS TO REACH PURDUE WITH GOSPEL(start with 20 who lead 2 to Christ, disciple, etc.)

Year 1 60

Year 2 180

Year 3 540

Year 4 1620

Year 5 4860

Year 6 14580

Year 7 43740

John 15:8

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Acts 4:13

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled,

ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Written by an African pastor martyred for his faith

I am part of the Fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made—I am a disciple of His.

I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, worldly-talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean in His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear.

I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, hired away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, pander at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won’t give up, shut up, let up, until I have preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus, I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know and work till He stops me. And when He comes to claim His own, He’ll have no problems recognizing me. My banner will be clear!

Are you a casual Christian or a dedicated disciple who is dead to self and on mission for Jesus?

Will you commit to knowing Jesus and making Him known from this day forward?