All or Nothing Discipleship

OUTLINE:

Main Point: Disciples of Jesus find our lives both disrupted and restored in the Gospel.

I. Leave What He Calls Us From v9

II. Love Who He Cares For v10-13

III. Reorder Where He Wants Our Hearts v14-15

IV. Transform to How He Gives New Life v16-17

Beyond the Walls (Grace and Growth)

Weekly Reading:

Day 1 — An All or Nothing Call

Scripture:Matthew 9:9; Matthew 4:18–22; Luke 14:26–27; John 15:16

Questions:

1. In what ways are you tempted to treat following Jesus as something you can add to your life rather than something that redefines it?

2. What attachments or securities make wholehearted obedience to Christ feel costly for you right now?

3. How does knowing that Jesus chose you shape the way you respond to His call today?

Day 2 — Leaving What He Calls You From

Scripture:Matthew 9:9; Philippians 3:7–8; Luke 5:27–28

Questions:

1. What did Matthew have to leave behind in order to follow Jesus, and what parallels exist in your own life?

2. Are there sins, habits, or identities you are reluctant to release, even though Christ has called you forward?

3. How does remembering what Christ rescued you from deepen your gratitude and obedience?

Day 3 — Loving Who He Cares For

Scripture:Matthew 9:10–13; Hosea 6:6; Luke 19:10

Questions:

1. Who do you find it hardest to see as someone Jesus would gladly sit with and invite into new life?

2. How can self-righteousness quietly shape your attitudes toward people far from faith?

3. What would it look like to show mercy before judgment in the relationships God has placed before you?

Day 4 — Reordering What Your Heart Longs For

Scripture:Matthew 9:14–15; John 3:29–30; Psalm 37:4

Questions:

1. How can good religious practices subtly replace genuine delight in Christ Himself?

2. Where might discipline without devotion be shaping your spiritual life?

3. What changes when you see following Jesus not as duty alone, but as joyful fellowship with Him?

Day 5 — New Life Cannot Fit the Old Life

Scripture:Matthew 9:16–17; 2 Corinthians 5:17–18; 2 Corinthians 5:21

Questions:

1. In what ways have you tried to fit Jesus into old patterns rather than allowing Him to make you new?

2. How does the promise of new creation challenge areas where you resist change?

3. What does living as someone made righteous in Christ look like in your daily decisions and relationships?