FOLLOW THOU ME TEXT: JOHN 21:22 I. DUTY “FOLLOW THOU ME.” II. DILIGENCE “IF I WILL THAT HE TARRY TILL I COME.” III. DANGER “What is that to thee?”

1. 2022
Follow Thou
Me
JOHN 21:22
JON LANSING

2. 1
Follow Thou Me
Text: John 21:22
John 21:17
He saith unto him the third
time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? Peter was
grieved because he said unto
him the third time, Lovest thou
me? And he said unto him,
Lord, thou knowest all things;
thou knowest that I love thee.
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my
sheep.
Three times Peter is instructed to
Feed the followers of Christ.
Then three times Peter is
reminded of the importance of
“Following”.
John 21:19

3. 2
This spake he, signifying by
what death he should glorify
God. And when he had spoken
this, he saith unto him, Follow
me.
John 21:20
Then Peter, turning about,
seeth the disciple whom Jesus
loved following; which also
leaned on his breast at supper,
and said, Lord, which is he that
betrayeth thee?
John 21:21-22
21 Peter seeing him saith to
Jesus, Lord, and what shall this
man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will
that he tarry till I come, what is
that to thee? follow thou me.

4. 3
I. Duty
“Follow thou me.”
follow with the heart.—This is no mere
external compliance, no mere outward
conformity
No man can follow Christ whose heart
has not been won by Christ.
Rom 6:17
But God be thanked, that
ye were the servants of
sin, but ye have obeyed
from the heart that form
of doctrine which was
delivered you.
Neither the terrors of the law nor the
fear of a judgment to come, will enable
us to consistently obey this command.

5. 4
It is the attraction of Divine love that
gives us this power.
The Lord Himself must be the desire
of our heart.
follow in faith.— Following is often
like stepping out on the unseen.
It is like walking on the water. We
could never venture out without a
Divine invitation.
But He who invited Peter when He
said “Come!” gives us the same
invitation when in the midst of
darkness and the trial of life He says,
“Follow thou me.”
This demands the courage of faith.
Rom 10:17
So then faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.

6. 5
follow with the will—
Our wills must be in this following, or
it means nothing.
True obedience begins, not in the
outward action, but in the will.
We must will to do His will, if we
would follow Christ.
We become obedient within, before we
are obedient in the outward act.
The moment for action may not have
arrived, but the time for the will to
bend is always present.
John 7:6
Then Jesus said unto
them, My time is not yet
come: but your time is
alway ready.
If we follow Jesus, we go somewhere,
which means leaving some place.
Progress is marked by what is left
behind.

7. 6
The disciples left their boats and nets
when they followed Jesus.
What has our following cost us?
What selfish plans, worldly projects,
doubtful amusements, or dangerous
companionships, have you left behind
you to obey the command
—“Follow thou me.”
Duty
II. Diligence
“If I will that he tarry till I come.”
The manner of following rests upon
His will and is made to suit our
individuality.
John could not lead the life of Peter;
Peter could not fulfil the destiny of
John. The life of Peter was to be action
crowned by suffering.

8. 7
The life of John a patient waiting for
the Revelation.
Matt 14:30-31
30 But when he saw the
wind boisterous, he was
afraid; and beginning to
sink, he cried, saying,
Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand,
and caught him, and said
unto him, O thou of little
faith, wherefore didst thou
doubt?
1Cor 11:26
For as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup,
ye do shew the Lord's
death till he come.
Rev 3:11

9. 8
Behold, I come quickly:
hold that fast which thou
hast, that no man take thy
crown.
Rev 22:7
Behold, I come quickly:
blessed is he that keepeth
the sayings of the
prophecy of this book.
Rev 22:20
He which testifieth these
things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus.
Luke 5:27
And after these things he
went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi,
sitting at the receipt of

10. 9
custom: and he said unto
him, Follow me.
Luke 5:28
And he left all, rose up,
and followed him.
Luke 14:33
So likewise, whosoever he
be of you that forsaketh
not all that he hath, he
cannot be my disciple.
Duty
Diligence
III. Danger
“What is that to thee?”
Matt 26:33 Peter answered
and said unto him, Though
all men shall be offended

11. 10
because of thee, yet will I
never be offended.
1Kgs 18:21 And Elijah came
unto all the people, and
said, How long halt ye
between two opinions? if
the LORD be God, follow
him: but if Baal, then
follow him. And the
people answered him not a
word.
2Kgs 17:33 They feared the
LORD, and served their
own gods, after the
manner of the nations
whom they carried away
from thence.
Isa 29:13 Wherefore the
Lord said, Forasmuch as
this people draw near me
with their mouth, and with

12. 11
their lips do honour me,
but have removed their
heart far from me, and
their fear toward me is
taught by the precept of
men:
Eph 6:5-7 5 Servants, be
obedient to them that are
your masters according to
the flesh, with fear and
trembling, in singleness of
your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers; but as the
servants of Christ, doing
the will of God from the
heart;
7 With good will doing
service, as to the Lord, and
not to men:

13. 12
I have a life in Christ to live,
I have a death in Christ to
die;—
And must I wait, till science
give
All doubts a full reply?
Nay rather, while the sea of
doubt
Is raging wildly round about,
Questioning of life and
death and sin.
Let me but creep within
Thy fold, O Christ, and at Thy
feet
Take but the lowest seat,

14. 13
And hear Thine awful voice
repeat
In gentlest accents, heavenly
sweet,
Come unto Me, and rest:
Follow Me, and be blest.
FOLLOW THOU ME
TEXT: JOHN 21:22
I. DUTY
“FOLLOW THOU ME.”
II. DILIGENCE
“IF I WILL THAT HE TARRY TILL I COME.”
III. DANGER
“WHAT IS THAT TO THEE?”