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5. Simon and Andrew left their nets to become followers of . Those weren’t Jesus: The One Who Meets Your Needs just fishing nets; they were safety nets too, the safety of what they were September 23, 2012  Dr. comfortable with and what they knew. What kinds of things might Christ- Mark 1:14-34 followers have to leave in order to follow Jesus well these days? Think about this in a few categories: Sermon Notes Attitudes- I. Jesus and His Message - Mark 1:14-15; :12-16

A. The “Good News” has come. - Mark 1:15a Pursuits or goals-

B. The “Good News” has conditions. - Mark 1:15b; Acts 20:21

Possessions-

II. Jesus and His Men - Mark 1:16-20

A. Jesus calls diligent men. - Mark 1:16, 19 Bringing it Home 1. Michael Card writes that we all have to respond to Jesus, just like Peter, Andrew, James and John had to. How do you feel about your response these B. Jesus calls decisive men. - Mark 1:17a, 18, 20 days? King Jesus is here and through Mark’s he’s calling you to follow. How do you think your response is going right now? C. Jesus calls disciplined men. - Mark 1:17

III. Jesus and His Ministry - Mark 1:21-22

2. Is there any one thing (or a few things maybe) that you could lay down right now in order to improve the way you’re following Jesus? What are some of the things weighing you down (or slowing you down) in your relationship with IV. Jesus and His Miracles - Mark 1:23-34 Jesus? If Jesus were to walk up to you right now and say, “Follow Me,” what might you need to lay down and leave behind? A. His power over - Mark 1:23-28

B. His power over disease - Mark 1:29-34

www.shadowmountain.org/smallgroups 2100 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019, 619.440.1802 © Copyright 2012 by Shadow Mountain Ministries Small Group Questions 3. Pastor Jeremiah mentioned that, “Jesus called His disciples from a busy life.”

Getting Started They weren’t sitting around with nothing to do when He called them to follow. 1. There is great anticipation when we wait for some big, important event in life. Talk a bit about the busyness of our lives (i.e. the American way of life). Why What big and important events have you waited for in your life? are we so filled up with tasks, aspirations, and plans? Why are we typically bad at creating “open space” in our hearts and minds?

2. How did it feel the day of your important event? What were your emotions? How did you act on that big day?

4. Below are some scripture passages on the urgency of following Jesus. Summarize what they indicate about following Jesus with full devotion and urgency.

Luke 18:18-30 Digging Deeper 1. Through Jesus’ first words in Mark we learn that He is creating a sense of urgency. He’s letting us know that everything has changed, and so should we. Philippians 3:7-8 What would you say about the urgency of ’s people today? What do we seem urgent about? How do you even know what people are urgent about? Hebrews 11:24-27

Matthew 16:24-27

Acts 20:22-24

2. Following Jesus is a natural result of and . We saw this week that repentance means to move in a new direction with your life. What is going Jeremiah 9:23-24 on in someone when they choose to make this kind of course change with their life? Why do people repent? Why have you repented in the past?