You go to church pretty regularly. And Bible study too.
You read your Bible sometimes. You actually know the Bible pretty good. You even have passages in your Bible highlighted!
Warning - that could be just enough to trick you into thinking you're a real disciple!
And if that's the case, there's a good chance you might get disappointed - maybe even disappointed with God - when your life seems like more of a wreck than you think it should be.
That's because when it comes to following Jesus, learning and knowing the Bible is not enough. There's one really important thing we all must do if we want to be a disciple of Jesus and have a solid life.
And that one thing is what Jesus tells us in this final paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount.
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