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Table of Contents

Introduction: It’s All About Following Jesus ..................................................5
No surprise that following Jesus is all about following Jesus.
Here’s how to do it with greater intentionality and success.

1. A Confident Trust in Jesus ..............................................................11
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Moving past knowing Jesus to actually trusting him.

2 Freedom .......................................................................................... 25
Explore what you’ve been set free from—and what you’ve
been set free to do. They both matter.

3 Priorities .......................................................................................... 46
Why Jesus insists on being your first priority—and ways to
make that happen.

4 The Bible ..........................................................................................61
How to approach the Bible so reading it is more than a task
on your to-do list.

5 Prayer ...............................................................................................81
The art of conversation with Jesus.

6 Fellowship ........................................................................................94
The power of finding a home in a faith community.

7 Sharing the Story ......................................................................... 108
How to share your faith without losing your friends.

8 Doing God’s Will ........................................................................... 124
Not quite sure what God wants you to do next? Here’s
how to know.