Crowds followed Jesus everywhere—but crowds aren’t the same as disciples.
In the Gospels, people could be near Jesus physically while being far from Him spiritually. Jesus defines discipleship clearly: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him (Luke 9:23; 14:27).
In this message, we look at the difference between being part of the crowd and truly belonging to Christ, and how Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross behind Jesus becomes a living picture of discipleship (Luke 23:26–27).
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Question: Are you in the crowd—or are you following Christ?
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In Luke 24:28–35, the disciples’ eyes were opened, and they recognized the risen Christ.
Then they said, “Did not our hearts burn within us…while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32
Blog: https://www.scottlapierre.org/when-jesus-opens-our-eyes/
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How does the Old Testament point to Jesus?
In Luke 24:27, Jesus began with Moses and all the Prophets and showed the disciples “in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”
The cross was not the defeat of the Messiah. It was His mission.
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Blog: https://www.scottlapierre.org/how-the-old-testament-points-to-jesus/
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