Journey Community Church La Mesa, California

Message Summary: Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem, knowing He would die there. He had conversations with three men as they considered following Him. Jesus laid out what that would mean for each one of them; dying to security and comfort, detaching from religious and cultural expectations and releasing attachments to family. We can learn what it means to follow Jesus as we stay tuned and respond to His inciting voice. Field Notes Series: Whatever terms we use — Christ follower, Christian, Disciple, Believer — authentic relationship and apprenticeship to Jesus is not a check box or merely a set of beliefs. It’s not a religion we belong to. It’s not a stationary thing — it’s a journey, a movement and it is disorienting at times. In fact, as you read the story of Jesus in the book of Luke, the longest section —the part that gets us to Good Friday and Easter — is called “the Travel Narrative.” It reads like a travelogue of sorts. Luke 9:51 says, “As the days approached…He set His face to go to Jerusale