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*Who Do You Follow?*
*Luke 14:25-35*
*Opening:*  Sports fans… walking through parking lot to 49ers game and seeing all the little shrines to Joe Montana in front of the Winnebagos.
Radical behavior… shave logos into hair… paint their bodies with team colors… no shirts in freezing weather… get into fights over whose team is better… invest thousands of dollars into tickets, apparel, subscriptions, etc.
There are *die-hard fans*: life is defined by the season.
There are more *casual fans*: life is enhanced by the season.
Even more *band-wagon fans*: life is briefly side-tracked by the end of the season if the team has been successful.
*Transition: *Jesus had fans too!
*SLIDE 1*
*Luke 14:25* 25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:/ NIV/
·      Great teaching
·       Stuck it to the religious elite
·      Some impressive miracles
·      A potential political superstar
Jesus knew fans would only go so far though… what have you done for me lately?
·      Some could have even been considered radical followers of Jesus, but on their terms.
When Jesus didn’t do things their way, they left Him.
·      During the beginning stages of His ministry a large group of followers attached themselves to Jesus… until He said this…
*John 6*
Jesus always wanted true followers, or what is called disciples.
o  Disciple:  A learner.
One who attaches himself or herself to a teacher in order to learn a trade or subject.
o  Then having learned, a disciple lives like one who has learned.
o  The teacher transforms a disciple’s life.
*SLIDE 2*
*Luke 6:40* 40A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher./
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o  We’re all followers of something.
o  Our lives are continuously being shaped by one influence or another.
o  At the very least we should be aware of what is shaping our lives.
·      Salvation: coming to the cross and trusting Jesus.
·      Discipleship: carrying the cross and following Jesus.
So Jesus, disregarding all the church growth manuals and business techniques for expanding his following turned around and said to them,…
*SLIDE 3*
*Luke 14:26-33* 26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
27And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower.
Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
29For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’
31“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king.
Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
33In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple./
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*SLIDE 8*
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A FOLLOWER OF JESUS?
*1.  **Hate everyone else by comparison to your love for Jesus*
 
*SLIDE 9*
a.  *Luke 14:33* 33“Simply put, if you’re not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can’t be my disciple.
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b.  Hate by comparison.
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