Pastor Jack Graham | Follow The Call | Prestonwood Baptist Church

Main message: Jesus calls people to follow him, and true discipleship is a life — not just a one-time decision — of knowing Jesus personally, publicly professing him, growing to look like him, and going to make others disciples. The sermon challenges listeners to accept that call and live under Christ’s lordship.

Key points:

• Jesus’ initial call (Matthew 4) models immediate, costly obedience — the fishermen “left their nets” and followed.
• Discipleship is more than a prayer; it begins with a decision to follow but must become a daily, obedient walk under Christ’s lordship (pick up your cross).
• Four marks of a disciple: Know Jesus personally, Show Jesus publicly (confession and believer’s baptism), Grow in Christlike character (fruit of the Spirit), and Go make disciples (be “fishers of men”).
• The church’s role is to invite and receive people publicly into fellowship and to equip believers to continue the lifelong road of obedience.
• Assurance that God who begins the work in a believer (Philippians 1:6) will carry them through, and encouragement to respond without delay.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 4, Revelation 3:20, Philippians 1:6, Romans 10:9-13, Matthew 28 (Great Commission), John 10:14, John 15:8, Galatians 5 (fruit of the Spirit), 2 Timothy 1:12