Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Come Follow MePastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - Following Jesus in 2026 will transform our lives.    TEXT - Mark 1:16-20, 35-391. Be with Jesus. (Vision) • What does abiding with Jesus look like? • What kind of person will I become when I abide with Jesus? • What is at stake if I don’t abide? (Why is this a better alternative?)2. Become like Jesus. (Intention) • Have I truly decided to change? (Desire without intention is useless.) • Have I moved from preference to conviction?3. Do what Jesus did. (Means.) • “Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning.” (Dallas Willard) • Have I identified spiritual practices and a community of accountability?NEXT STEPS1. Name your quiet place and time_________________________2. Name your spiritual practices: __________________________________________________Four Chair Disciples: Healthy things grow.The Biblical vision of discipleship points to organic (a seed or a tree), not mechanical growth (an assembly line). Growth is not an event but a slow and steady process re