What Makes You A Disciple of Jesus | John 8:31-32

<p>Believing in Jesus and following Jesus are not the same thing. In John 8, Jesus turns to a crowd of brand-new believers and tells them what it actually takes to be one of His real disciples.</p><p>Pastor Allen Cason opens a new series, “Jesus Defines Disciple,” with the first of seven statements Jesus makes about what a disciple actually is. Reading John 8:31-47, he shows why belief alone was never enough, even for the crowd that day, and why James calls us to be doers of the word and not hearers only. He walks through what it means to hold to Jesus’ teaching, to abide in Him the way a branch abides in the vine, and offers scripture memory as one practical, doable way to start.</p><p>The message closes with Jesus’ promise that the truth will set us free, and an honest look at what still holds so many of us as slaves: our own sense of being good enough, a faith we inherited but never made our own, or a sin we know is destroying us. It ends with an invitation to become a real disciple of Jesus, not just a believer in Him.</p><p>Pastor Allen Cason leads Metter Methodist Church, a Global Methodist congregation in Metter, Georgia, built around helping people encounter Jesus, follow Jesus, be transformed by Jesus, and live on mission for Jesus.</p><p>Visit us online at https://www.mettermethodist.com</p><p>Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mettermethodist</p><p>Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mettermethodist</p><p>Give online through the link on our website.</p><p>Subscribe for a new message from Metter Methodist every week.</p>