Sermon - 14 October 2012 by Bruce McCallum

1. UNCLUTTER

2. Be a disciple of Jesus & make disciples of Jesus who
will make disciples of Jesus.

3. Matthew 10:37-39 (NIV)
37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than
me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and
anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is
not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose
it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

4. Matthew 10:37-39 (MSG)
37 Ifyou prefer father or mother over me, you don't
deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me,
you don't deserve me. 38 "If you don't go all the way
with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve
me. 39 If your first concern is to look after yourself,
you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about
yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and
me.

5. Jesus is not about your safety
Matthew 10:37 (NIV)
37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than
me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
Matthew 10:16 (NIV)
16 I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.
Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as
doves.
Matthew 8:22 (NIV)
22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead
bury their own dead."

6. Embracing a theology of death
• Die daily to who we are and what we want
• Empower others and not self
• Accept risk as normal - FAITH
• Theology is not just knowledge but practice
• Hold tight to Christ and loosely to everything else