Religion says you need to change before you follow.
Jesus says, “Follow Me… and I will make you.”

In Week 2 of our series Follower: Learning from the Life of Peter, Pastor Mike walks through Matthew 4 and Luke 5 to show the full story behind Jesus calling His first disciples. It wasn’t an impulsive, reckless decision — it was a step of trust based on what they had already seen and heard.

Scripture: Matthew 4:18–22 • Luke 5:1–11 • Mark 1:14–17
Big Idea: You come as you are. Jesus does the changing.

In this message you’ll learn:

• Why Jesus leads with invitation, not expectation

• How God forms us while we follow Him

• Why small steps of obedience often open the door to miracles

• How Peter moved from “Master” to “Lord”

• Why following Jesus always requires movement

If you’ve ever felt unqualified, unprepared, or “not ready” to follow Jesus — this message is for you.

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• (00:00:00) - New Life Church Teaching
• (00:07:19) - Come as You Are and I Will Make You
• (00:10:36) - The Story of Jesus
• (00:15:01) - Matthew 5: Following Jesus
• (00:21:12) - Follow Me
• (00:27:13) - Peter's Step into the Kingdom

What if you could imagine who God is helping you become — without limits?
In the final week of our Becoming series, Pastor CJ shares how God doesn’t just make us “a little better.” In Christ, the old is gone, and the new has come.

This message challenges us to stop seeing ourselves and others through a worldly lens and to live as ambassadors of heaven — people who represent the love and transformation of Jesus in our homes, workplaces, and communities.

Stop judging your future by your past.
Believe you are a new creation.
Take your seat at the table.
Live like heaven is breaking into your everyday life.

2 Corinthians 5:16–21

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here.”

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• (00:00:00) - Second Corinthians: Becoming
• (00:03:05) - Questions for the President
• (00:03:49) - If There Were No Limits on Who You Could Become, What Type
• (00:05:23) - The Limits of Imagination
• (00:10:23) - What is a "Worldly Point of View?"
• (00:14:54) - The Old Testament: Imagine a Better Life
• (00:20:08) - Jesus Will Throw A Feast For The Poor
• (00:23:25) - Many of us would prefer to die than to go to heaven
• (00:28:01) - Paul on the Ministry of Reconciliation
• (00:32:55) - Jesus' Seat at the Table
• (00:33:16) - What Seat is God Calling You to?