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Elements City Church

Follow - week 6: Whose Will Be Done

Jesus’s invitation is open to each and every person. It’s a simple, two-word invitation: "follow me." Follow Him -- not in an observe-from-a-distance kind of way, or as a detached Twitter follower follows one of their favs from afar. But as one who begins taking baby steps in His direction - steps with Him leading the way, sharing His life and thoughts on life. Baby steps into a relational connection that involves one step after another. Regardless of what you believe, regardless of how you might behave, Jesus simply invites you to FOLLOW.

Locations & Times

1825 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA

Sunday 5:00 PM

Thanks for joining us!

Whether you're on-site or online, we are praying that tonight will be an encouragement to your soul. May God whisper to you and help you in taking your next steps in a journey with Him. If you're new, we'd love to have you fill out our connection card.

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Following Jesus is meant to be much more engaging than simply following steps to a program. It’s highly relational in nature. An invitation to something different than manufactured and monitored religious rituals, it’s an experience with God Himself.

It will challenge you at times.
It will comfort you at times.
It will enrich you, enlighten you, stretch you,
and continually call you forward.

Following Jesus is about discipleship.

"A disciple is someone who knows and follows Jesus, is becoming like Jesus, and is committed to the mission of Jesus.”

Follow Series Recap:

- Being a sinner does not disqualify you, it’s actually a prerequisite.
- Following Jesus, is an all-skate - it’s for everyone!
- We're each invited to step forward in following Jesus.
- Jesus is growing in us a faith in God that overwhelms our fear.
- An overwhelming faith that trusts and follows after Jesus is the kind of faith that frees us to love other people.
- We are to wear this Jesus-like love as our distinguishing marker.
- We must count the costs of whomever it is we are following: there is cost to following our own choices, and there is a cost to following Jesus. Following Jesus is costly, yet it is worth it!

Think back to when you first made a decision to follow after Jesus.
Why did you become a Christian?

Matthew 26:6-9

John 12:4-6

Matthew 26:10-13

Matthew 26:14-16

God’s hand cannot be forced,
and God’s will cannot be thwarted!

Matthew 27:1-5

There are some decisions that — once they are made — cannot be undone.

Matthew 27:6-8

The End Goal:

God I want what you want more than I want what I want.

But many of us need to start here:

God I want to want what you want more than I want what I want.

We cannot force God’s hand,
and we cannot thwart God’s will.

Thanks for partnering with us!

Thank you for enabling us to be the Church in our city! Your gifts help fuel the mission of Elements City Church, as well as our capacity to share His love with as many as we can. You help us bring the HOPE and LIGHT of Jesus to our city! You can give online at the link below or through the Elements app.

http://elementscitychurch.org/give/

Whether you joined us on-site or online, thanks for being with us tonight!
May you have a blessed week ahead, and we look forward to seeing you next week. Make sure to invite a friend!

Check out the Elements app for upcoming events, and we look forward to gathering again next weekend.

TONIGHT is our After-Party! Stick around for some fun, basketball, food trucks, inflatables for kids, music, and more!