{"id":512,"date":"2026-03-26T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-03-15T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:18:40","slug":"following-jesus-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/following-jesus-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Jesus Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Learning to Living<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve explored who Jesus is\u2014His mission, sacrifice, and resurrection. But knowing about Jesus isn\u2019t enough; He calls us to follow Him. In Matthew 16:24<\/strong>, Jesus says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Jesus isn\u2019t just about believing\u2014it\u2019s about surrendering our lives to Him daily.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Counting the Cost of Discipleship<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jesus makes it clear that following Him requires commitment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Deny Yourself<\/strong> \u2013 This means letting go of selfish desires and putting Jesus first in every area of life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Take Up Your Cross<\/strong> \u2013 A life of discipleship isn\u2019t always easy; it requires sacrifice and obedience, even when it’s difficult.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Follow Jesus Daily<\/strong> \u2013 Following Jesus is a lifelong journey of trusting Him, learning from Him, and living for Him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Living as a Disciple Today<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Being a disciple of Jesus impacts how we live each day. Here are some practical ways to follow Him:
    Spend time in prayer and Scripture daily.
    Love and serve others as Jesus did.
    Stand firm in faith, even when faced with challenges.
    Share the gospel through words and actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Let\u2019s encourage one another in this journey! Share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    From Learning to Living We\u2019ve explored who Jesus is\u2014His mission, sacrifice, and resurrection. But knowing about Jesus isn\u2019t enough; He calls us to follow Him. In Matthew 16:24, Jesus says: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Following Jesus isn\u2019t just about believing\u2014it\u2019s about surrendering…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,50],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study","category-who-is-jesus","tag-bible-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootedsimply.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}