Jesus talked about three costly sacrifices of discipleship in this passage. Let's look at what they are.

Many want to follow Jesus, but are we willing to be fully devoted followers?

Christ saved us to worship God with all our life.

Experts say that the most important thing in life is to know what you believe and what you want to die for. In other words, a purpose driven life is a meaningful life and a happy life. However, not every purpose is a good one, or a good enough one. The terrorists are purpose driven too. They know what they want to die for, but we all know that they die for a terribly wrong purpose. Let's look at what Jesus taught us about what we must die for.

Questions given to us by NT Wright: Where is Jesus asking us to travel, not yesterday but tomorrow? Are we ready to follow him wherever he goes? Wright, T. (2004). Luke for Everyone (p. 119). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. What role does sacrifice and cost play in your daily/weekly…

Life can sometimes seem mundane. God often works during in those mundane times. We must fully submit to Jesus, believing in the gospel and in his good sovereignty.

This is a sermon based on chapter 24 of Lucado and Frazee's The Story. Jesus is more than an ordinary man. Jesus is an ordinary man, but also the chosen one, and the divine son.

This is a sermon based on chapter 24 of Lucado and Frazee's The Story. Jesus is more than an ordinary man. Jesus is an ordinary man, but also the chosen one, and the divine son.

Faith Vision Christian Ministries i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us today , (Song) - Anointing Prayer We invite the Holy Spirit to join us this morning Faith Vision Family Please welcome each other online.…

Video: How Great is Our God Faith Vision Christian Ministries i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us today , Video: Anointing fall on me Prayer We invite the Holy Spirit to join us this morning Faith Vision Family…

Review In John 6 we saw crowds seeking out Jesus because of the miracles He performed, and the way He fed the crowd of 5000 men, plus women and children, from just two fish and five small barley loaves. The people were amazed and sought Him out the next day, because they wanted Jesus to keep providing…

If You Want to Be a Disciple, You Must Go After Jesus 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. Jesus is always on the move in our lives. You can't stay where you are and follow Jesus. If You Want to Be a Disciple, You must Step Out of Your Comfort…

Every cost of following Jesus is infinitely worth it.

Funny Warning Labels Sometimes a warning is ridiculous but sometimes it is warranted. Years ago, when I was a youth pastor in Alberta, our church went every other year to Juarez, Mexico to build a home with an organization called Casas por Cristo. Well, in 2011, when I was going to go with them, the…

Introduction The Bible is the Word of God and has all authority over us, teaches us righteousness. What it claims is absolutely true, or it is inconsistent with God’s nature. It does not hide from us the struggles and realities of being a disciple of Jesus. - Remember what Jesus said. We often forget…

As sinful people, our default perspective is to focus on worldly things rather than the Kingdom of God. But, a life lived with a proper Kingdom-focus offers far more fulfillment and reward than a life lived in service to self. [Originally titled, "Kingdom Focused," and preached as such at Hilltop on 5/17/20. Outline was substantially revised before submitting for Preaching class on 5/25/20 and retitled, "Spiritual Nearsightedness."]

To believe in Jesus Christ as Savior is to make the ultimate commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord.

Value Jim Elliot Quote What would you give up for the sake of your walk with Jesus? What would you give up so that another might know Jesus? Comfort Wealth Security Health Life Today’s message is about sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel. It is about following in the footsteps of Jesus. As we dig into…

In this sermon we consider Rev 1:7-11, & in it God's Word gives 4 declarations - 1.) A declaration of Christ's future return in glory. 2.) A declaration of The sovereignty & eternality of God the Father. 3.) A declaration of the testimony of the apostle John. 4.) A declaration of the power of the Holy Spirit, to unite earthly & Heavenly things. As a church we sang "I have decided to follow Jesus" after the sermon, that we might with our brother John, declare our testimony & allegiance to Christ!

Living the Christian Life Victoriously

As we begin this morning, please turn in your copies of God’s Word to the Gospel of Mark 10: 28-52. We will be reading verses 35-45 shortly, so go ahead and have these verse ready for that time. Last Sunday morning in the Gospel of Mark, in the message entitled; A Tale of Two Hearts , taken from Mark…

The N Word: Not What You Think In our American culture, when we think of “the N word”, we usually think about the derogatory slang that is used against African-American people. And the use of that word is wrong and demeaning from whites to blacks especially. But I am going to address a completely different…

Vom Ernst der Nachfolge Predigt über Lk 9,57-62 : Vom Ernst der Nachfolge 3. So d. Passionszeit Okuli [ „Gnade sei mit euch und Friede von Gott, unserm Vater, und dem Herrn Jesus Christus“ 1.Kor.1,3 ] Ich muss ungefähr 12 Jahre alt gewesen sein, da berief ich unseren Familienrat ein → Vater, Mutter,…

What do eating a taco and experiencing God's grace have in common?