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The Word

To start off Peter’s life of discipleship, we find him fishing with empty nets that Jesus wants to fill. Read Matthew 4:18-20.

Why was the way Jesus invited Peter to follow Him odd or different from the ways of the other rabbis in those days? How is it different from the way we disciple people today?

What did Jesus ask of Peter?

What did Jesus promise Peter?

How did Peter respond? What is the meaning of his actions?

In the next text, we find that when people seek to have the truth, they have a strong foundation for their lives. This could be one reason why Peter had no question about coming and following Jesus in Matthew 4:18-20 because he had built a strong foundation in Jesus, as we learned in last night’s discussions about exploring. Read Luke 6:46-49.

What does Jesus mean by building on a solid foundation?

How can we relate this to God’s call?

What would this foundation help us with in our lives?

Now that Peter had a solid foundation in Christ, he knew he had to be completely dedicated to Jesus. So he left everything on a moment’s notice to truly follow. Peter could have made up many excuses and said, “Well, I’ll follow you tomorrow,” but he didn’t. Jesus asks us today because today is the day He wants us. He calls us now! Read Luke 9:57-62.

How can we put our hands to the plow?

What did Jesus mean when He told the man that foxes have holes but He doesn’t have a place to rest his head?

What kind of commitment does Jesus desire from us?

How does that look practically in our lives?”

Jesus has promised that when we choose to follow Him and answer His call to come, then He will honor us for that choice. Read John 12:26.

How can we be where Jesus is?

What does God’s “honoring” look like?

How can this promise relate to us today?

Try It Out!

Just as Jesus is coming to call us, we must come to follow Him. He calls with haste, without delay, with courage, and without fear. He calls us the way that we should answer Him. This is the way that Peter answered the call to start his spiritual walk, for Peter was giving up the life he had for something that would be better in the long run. In Luke 18:28, we find Peter gave up his home, and probably a lot more than that.

What is Jesus calling you to do? Take some time now, alone, to think about how God has called you in the past or is calling you now to follow Him. Give Him your answer and don’t wait. Be like Peter and tell Him now. Pray to Him or write it down because it doesn’t matter how you answer the call; it only matters that you do answer it. He is simply and purely calling you to “come.”

People have found that it is hard to believe someone when you do not know that person. In the same way, we have to invest in a relationship with Jesus to get to know Him better. This can only happen when we take time to find Him daily. We call it T.A.G.–Time Alone with God. This is the perfect time to start tagging up with your Savior. Here are the steps for you to launch T.A.G in your life. Write out your answers now to the following questions and try to apply them when you go home tonight:



1. Choose a time. Choose a time that would work best for you to connect with God every day. Would it be morning, afternoon, or evening?


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