Come Out of the Shadows and Follow Jesus | Ryan Ries

This isn’t the time to play church. It’s the time to repent, get right, and follow Jesus with everything.

In this fire-filled message, Ryan Ries confronts a generation that’s addicted to comfort, compromise, and surface-level Christianity. Drawing from Luke 9:23, he reminds us: “If anyone wants to follow Jesus, you must deny yourself, pick up your cross daily, and follow Him.” Christianity isn’t a spectator sport. “Faith is a verb.” And it requires full surrender.

“You can’t follow Jesus and live in sin. It doesn’t work like that.”

“God’s not looking for perfect people. He’s looking for surrendered people.”

Ryan shares his own story — the drugs, the porn, the money, the fame — and how it all left him empty until he met the real Jesus. And that same Jesus is calling out to you. “Some of you are addicted. Some of you are in sexual sin. Some of you are in religious bondage. And Jesus is saying, ‘Come out of the shadows.’”

He doesn’t pull punches:

“You’re either all in, or you’re not in at all.”

“You want to experience the power of God? Repent. Turn from your sin. Seek Him. And watch what He does.”

Through story, scripture, and a powerful altar call, Ryan reminds us that Jesus didn’t come to make us better people — He came to bring dead people to life.

🙏 Reflect and Respond:

• Are you following Jesus or just following rules?

• What sin are you hiding that needs to come into the light?

• When will you stop running and finally surrender?

“This might be your last chance to repent. Do it now. Don’t wait.”

“The Holy Spirit doesn’t come to play games. He comes to bring transformation.”

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