Come Follow Me

Luke 9.57-62

Voice: (addresses someone  in aisle no 1)

Foxes have holes, birds of the air have nests… but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

Come follow me:

Response 1:  O.K. I'll be right there! But by the sound of it, I'm going to need my sleeping bag from the attic; oh and my pillow; better get the rucksack too … toiletries …. brush … comb ..toothbrush…interdental brushes ( runs to join the master)

Where's he gone to? Where has he gone? (shrugs shoulders) Just as well.

Voice: (addresses person in aisle no 2)

Come follow me!

Response 2:O.K. I'll be right there, let me first check my diary. No I've got a funeral to go to tomorrow, Deanery Synod that same night; England play ……..in the European Cup on Tuesday… can't do Wednesday either! I can make it on….(runs to join the master)

Where's he gone to? Where has he gone? (shrugs shoulders) Just as well.

Voice: (addresses someone in aisle 3)

The dead must bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God .

Come follow me!

Response 3: I am definitely coming, but let me just say good-bye to my family. (turns around) Mother's not going to be happy with this! And I know what my (wife/husband is going to say.) Then there's the kiddies to think about…(runs to join the master)

Where's he gone to? Where has he gone? (shrugs shoulders)Just as well.

Words flashed up...(DIVIDED LOYALTIES)

Voice: ( again to everyone present)

No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back: is fit for the kingdom of God.

WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE TO? WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE?

Narrator: 

What is our excuse?

We follow Christ best by living the life he lived, and not making ourselves too comfortable and cosseted, for Christ comes to disturb the comfortable, and seeks to comfort the disturbed.

We follow Christ best by living the life he lived, and we come making no excuses; not putting off the things for him we should do today… living his life each minute, making the most of every opportunity, every single moment.

We follow Christ best by living the life he lived, putting his way first, putting his love first, and putting our love for him first.

We show our love for Jesus, when we follow his perfect way.