The Call to Follow the King

Outline

In Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew describes Jesus’s first call to His disciples to follow Him. As we study this text, you must consider that His call is:

• Personal (Matt 4:18, 21)
• Paradigm-shifting (Matt 4:20, 22)
• Purposeful (Matt 4:19)
• Powerful (Matt 4:20, 22)
• Pressing (Matt 4:20, 21)

Songs

• He Leadeth Me
• Your Will Be Done
• Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me
• Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
• Wherever He Leads I’ll Go

Resources

• Bulletin
• Handout