What does following Jesus look like?

Eli: What does following someone you can't see even mean?

Eli: Picturing a club with a rulebook? I get it.

Eli: But the old word, disciple, means a learner, an apprentice.

Eli: In the ancient world, a disciple didn't just attend lectures. They were expected to imitate their teacher's whole way of life.

Eli: So it begins with denying yourself, taking up your cross, and following Jesus.

Eli: He called loving God and your neighbor the greatest commandments.

Eli: It's not casual, though. He said following him would cost something.

Eli: This doesn't prove it's true. It shows what he asked.

Eli: Here's what the Gospel of Mark records Jesus saying.

Eli: He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Eli: Today, read Mark yourself, and notice who Jesus is.

Eli: Today, read Mark yourself, and notice who Jesus is.