What does it actually mean to follow Jesus?

Richard Blackaby joins Steve Adams for a conversation that challenges one of the most common assumptions in modern Christianity: that believing in Jesus and following Jesus are automatically the same thing.

Richard argues that Jesus never simply invited Peter, Andrew, James, and John to agree with a set of beliefs. He told them:

“Follow me.”

That meant leaving the security of the fishing boat, surrendering their own agenda, and learning to recognize where Jesus was leading next.

In this conversation, Steve and Richard explore why churches can emphasize decisions more than discipleship, how we can unknowingly make people disciples of us instead of Jesus, how to recognize the leading of the Holy Spirit, and why discipleship is ultimately a relationship—not simply a program.

Richard also shares a deeply personal lesson from his father, Henry Blackaby. Whenever Richard came to him asking what decision he should make, Henry resisted simply giving him the answer. Instead, he taught his son to go to God, listen, discern, and follow Jesus for himself.

The conversation also turns toward one of the harder dimensions of discipleship: sometimes following Jesus means recognizing that a good assignment or season has ended and being willing to move wherever He leads next.

And Richard leaves us with a practical challenge for anyone wondering:

“Am I really following Jesus?”

Sometimes the first step is simply being willing to get out of the boat.

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