But That's Not Why I Follow Jesus

The problem with saying you should follow Jesus because he’ll make your life better is what happens when life isn’t better.

And the problem with saying you should follow Jesus because of his example is that life is full of people who do exemplary things.

Or saying you should follow Jesus because he died for you, when history is full of courageous people who did just that.

But when the reason people in the first century followed Jesus becomes YOUR reason for following Jesus? That’s where you find a truly transformed life.

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ABOUT WHAT JESUS SAYS ABOUT
This channel is a quick and easy place for you to find What Jesus Says About topics important to you.

No 30-minute sermons. No five-dollar words. No hard sell. We just let Jesus speak for Himself so you can respond for yourself.

WHY I DO THIS
What Jesus Says About is sponsored by THRED.org, an organization committed to open and honest conversations about life, faith, and Jesus. You should check them out on the interwebs at: https://www.thred.org

I’m a husband. I’m a father through adoption and foster care. I’m also a pastor of a church. My life mission is to “do whatever it takes so as many as possible can see Jesus”. This channel is one of the ways I live that out. <br> <h3>Auto Generated Captions</h3>

[gentle music]
(Shutting of car door.)
– I believe the teachings
of Jesus improve my life,
my relationships and make me happier.
But, that’s not why I follow Jesus.
And I believe the example of Jesus
makes me a better person.
The way he cared for the
outcast and the marginalized,
women and children, people of
a different race than his own.
But that’s not why I follow Jesus.
I even believe that Jesus died a horrible
and courageous death,
and that he died on a cross for my sins.
But, that’s not why I follow Jesus.
So why do I follow him?
It’s for one simple reason:
I believe Jesus rose from the dead.
I believe what billions of followers
Jesus through history believe–
that Jesus actually physically
rose from the grave.
And that when he did, he conquered death,
he changed history and
he changed their lives.
And if you’re ever going to follow Jesus,
I know you have so many questions,
but my encouragement to you
is to answer the one question
that stands above them all:
“Did Jesus rise from the dead?”
Because however you answer that question,
it changes the way you live, what you value
and it changes the way
you answer every question
to follow.
[gentle music]

What Jesus Says About War

Is Jesus opposed to war? Or is he just opposed to his followers fighting in war? Or is that okay, too?

War is one of those things that is usually pretty far down the list of day to day concerns, until the threat of war affects us personally. Suddenly, war is heavy on our minds, bringing anxiety to our thoughts and conversations.

So how does Jesus want you to personally respond in times of war? How does he want our government to respond to the threat of war? What sort of hope do his words give?

Let’s talk about it.

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ABOUT WHAT JESUS SAYS ABOUT
This channel is a quick and easy place for you to find What Jesus Says About topics important to you.

No 30-minute sermons. No five-dollar words. No hard sell. We just let Jesus speak for Himself so you can respond for yourself.

WHY I DO THIS
What Jesus Says About is sponsored by THRED.org, an organization committed to open and honest conversations about life, faith, and Jesus. You should check them out on the interwebs at: https://www.thred.org

I’m a husband. I’m a father through adoption and foster care. I’m also a pastor of a church. My life mission is to “do whatever it takes so as many as possible can see Jesus”. This channel is one of the ways I live that out. <br> <h3>Auto Generated Captions</h3>

#12 – 25 Things Jesus Says About Christmas

So what do the Twelve Days of Christmas have in common with the words of Jesus?

Every day leading up to Christmas I’ll count down the “25 Things Jesus Says About Christmas” to see how it changes the way you and I celebrate the season when we go straight to the source!

#Vlogmas

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ABOUT WHAT JESUS SAYS ABOUT
This channel is a quick and easy place for you to find What Jesus Says About topics important to you.

No 30-minute sermons. No five-dollar words. No hard sell. We just let Jesus speak for Himself so you can respond for yourself.

WHY I DO THIS
What Jesus Says About is sponsored by THRED.org, an organization committed to open and honest conversations about life, faith, and Jesus. You should check them out on the interwebs at: https://www.thred.org

I’m a husband. I’m a father through adoption and foster care. I’m also a pastor of a church. My life mission is to “do whatever it takes so as many as possible can see Jesus”. This channel is one of the ways I live that out. <br> <h3>Auto Generated Captions</h3>

Merry Christmas welcome to what Jesus
says about we’re counting down with the
25 things Jesus says about Christmas
to see how it changes the way you and I
celebrate the season when we go straight
to the source now I guess this is number
12 of our countdown so technically this
is like the 12 days of Christmas not
entirely sure about that cuz I think
actually the 12 days of Christmas are
after Christmas let’s go with it it’s
day 12 the 12 days of christmas it’s
only fitting because the 12 days of
christmas show that we love the
countdown to Christmas we love this
feeling of getting closer and closer and
the sense of anticipation to the moments
when we open presents on Christmas
morning and as we see in number 12 of
our countdown the life of Jesus had its
own sense of anticipation follow me here
but here’s their brief timeline right
after Jesus is very first miracle he
tells his mother that his hour has not
yet come but the countdown had begun a
few years later he gets into a heated
argument with some religious leaders and
they want to arrest him but they don’t
because Jesus says his hour had not yet
come finally right before his arrest he
tells his disciples that the hour had
come for him to be crucified and the
father to be glorified and he says this
hour is the very reason I came but Jesus
isn’t done teaching on this idea of the
hour he also teaches that after his
resurrection there would be an hour of
his return but he also says only his
father knows when this hour will come so
how does this change the way that we
celebrate Christmas well as we make our
way towards the hour when we open
presents and we tear into the presents
and then after that moment is over after
that hour is over it’s like a letdown
right and there’s two ways that you can
react in that moment if you’re a
follower of Jesus you can turn your eyes
forward now to an hour of Jesus’s return
and if you’re not a follower of Jesus
you can also use this teaching to
consider what is it that you’re looking
forward to next and and why are you
looking forward to that thing next what
what is that what value does that thing
have what promises a hold for you and
wherever you land on those two things or
maybe you’re somewhere in between you
can still take away something from
Jesus’s words here because the irony is
according to Jesus it’s not so much
about the hour it’s what you do while
you wait now this isn’t all that Jesus
says about Christmas that’s why I’ve got
a playlist over here of the other 25
things Jesus says about Christmas I’d be
honored if you would take a take a look
and binge watch that and then hit like
and subscribe thanks so much and we’ll
see you soon Merry Christmas

What Jesus Says About Forgiveness (and why it's so hard)

What Jesus Says About Forgiveness sheds light on why it’s so hard to forgive someone who hurt you.

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What Jesus Says About Money and Your Heart

If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? What Jesus Says About Money might just be the fastest way to get there.

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