Please read with me from:

Please read with me from:

Micah6:6-8

What Does The Lord Require of

You?What Does Jesus Require of You?

What Does Jesus Require of You?• Luke 24:46,47

• To Repent• Proclaimed by Jesus –•Matthew 4:17•Luke 13:3,5

• Preached by Apostles-•Acts 3:19; 17:30,31

• Jesus Requires Repentance

What Does it Mean to Repent?• Repent – “to change one’s

mind” “The emphasis seems to be the total change, in thought & behavior, respecting how one should think & act.”

• 2 Corinthians 7:9,10,11• Have you expressed godly

sorrow for your sin, with a fervent desire to change?

What Does Jesus Require of You?• Mark 16:15,16

• Believe & Be Baptized• John 3:16• John 8:24• John 20:30,31• Acts 2:38; 10:48; 22:16• Jesus clearly requires people to

believe & Be baptized!

What Does It Mean To Believe & Be Baptized?

• Place faith in Jesus, that He died for your sins – John 1:29

• Place faith in God, that He will raise you together with Christ- Colossians 2:11-13

• Romans 6:3-7• Ethiopian eunuch – Acts 8:35-38• Have YOU done this?

What Does Jesus Require of You?

• Matthew 28:18-20• Become His Disciple• Invitation – Matthew 11:28-30• Begins with act of Baptism –

Matthew 28:19• Jesus Clearly Requires people

to become His Disciples

What Does it Mean to Be His Disciple?

• Disciple – one who engages in learning through instruction from another…” (Arndt/Gingrich) “an adherent, spoken of as imitators of their teacher.” (W.E. Vine)

• Luke 6:40• John 8:31; 13:35; 15:8• Luke 14:26,33• Have You made the commitment?

What Does Jesus Require of You?

• Revelation 2:10• Be Faithful Unto Death• Knew Some Would Fall Away-

Luke 8:13,14• Can Develop Heart of Unbelief-

Hebrews 3:12-14• Jesus clearly requires people to

remain Faithful as His Disciples

What Does It Mean to Remain Faithful?

• Retain “first love” – Revelation 2:4

• Reject All false Doctrine – Revelation 2:14,15

• Maintain our Zeal for the Lord- Revelation 3:15,16

• Have YOU maintained that initial Love and Zeal you had when you became a Christian?

What Does Jesus Require of You?

• To Repent if Necessary• Repeated by Jesus – Revelation

2:5• Revelation 2:16; 3:3,19• Expressed by Paul- 2

Corinthians 12:20,21• Jesus Clearly Requires His

disciples to repent whenever it is necessary!

What Does it Mean to Repent?• For the Christian, includes Prayer

& Confessing Sin to God – Acts 8:22 NKJV "Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.”

• IF your faith has ever wavered, have you repented with fervent Zeal?

Have You Done What Jesus Requires of You?

• IF you need to repent & obey the Gospel, let us assist You.

• IF you need to repent & return to the Lord, let us pray with you and for you.

• The Salvation of Your Soul & Committed Discipleship is What Jesus Requires of You Today!