Follow Me, 01/17/21

Summary

The sermon distinguishes between regeneration, which is God's act of giving spiritual life to the spiritually dead, and conversion, which is the believer's daily conscious decision to follow and obey Jesus. It emphasizes that one cannot accept Jesus as a dead sinner to gain salvation, but must first be born again by God's grace and then choose to follow Christ. The preacher uses biblical illustrations such as Ezekiel's dry bones and the story of Paul to show the transformation from spiritual death to life and the ongoing call to discipleship. The message encourages believers to respond to Jesus' call to follow Him wholeheartedly, denying worldly attachments and embracing the cross.