You can be as close to Christ

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You can be as close to Christ as you want to
be.
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Distant Growing
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Mark 37-19 Jesus withdrew with his disciples
to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee
followed. When they heard all he was doing, many
people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea,
and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre
and Sidon. Because of the crowd he told his
disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to
keep the people from crowding him. For he had
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healed many, so that those with diseases were
pushing forward to touch him. Whenever the evil
spirits saw him, they fell down before him and
cried out, "You are the Son of God." But he gave
them strict orders not to tell who he was. Jesus
went up on a mountainside and called to him those
he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed
twelve-- designating them apostles-- that they
might be with him
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• and that he might send them out to preach and to
  have authority to drive out demons.
• These are the twelve he appointed Simon (to
  whom he gave the name Peter) James son of
  Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the
  name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder)
  Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
  James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the
  Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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Public Crowd
Disciples
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Public Crowd
Disciples
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1. ___________ Out of the Crowd
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd "Religious"
followers
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd "Religious"
followers "Fad" followers
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd "Religious"
followers "Fad" followers "Pushy" followers
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with
Him
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with
Him in a group
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No one becomes like Christ by themselves.
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No one becomes like Christ by
themselves. I need you to help me become like
Christ.
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with
Him in a group
Distant Growing
Extremely Close
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with
Him in a group
Distant Growing
Extremely Close
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with
Him in a group Stepping closer into life
with Christ involves stepping into life with a
group.
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with Him in a
group. b. Jesus calls us to be
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with Him in a
group. b. Jesus calls us to be with Him so
we will become like Him.
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with Him in a
group. b. Jesus calls us to be with Him so
we will become like Him. sent for Him so
others will believe in Him and become
like Him.
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1. Stepping Out of the Crowd 2. Stepping Into
Commitment a. Jesus calls us to be with Him in a
group. b. Jesus calls us to be with Him so
we will become like Him. sent for Him so
others will believe in Him and become
like Him.
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BELIEVE
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BUILD
BELIEVE
BRING
BELONG
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You can be closer to Christ
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You can be closer to Christ as you "B" in a
group.
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You can be closer to Christ as you "B" in a
group. lifegroups
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You can be closer to Christ as you "B" in a
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September 14 is Life Groups Sunday