Cost of Discipleship
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We are following the life of Jesus and following Jesus is about to get really difficult. We have established that we are heading towards the end of Jesus life. And more and more people are turning away from Jesus.
We no longer are seeing the huge crowds always flocking around Jesus. That doesn’t mean the crowds have gone away though. Jesus will always have people around him following Him
In Luke 14 Jesus turns and faces these crowds
Now great crowds were traveling with him. So he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This man started to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
“Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
“Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty? It isn’t fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”
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Jesus lays out that there is a cost to following Him
Discipleship is costly And Jesus wants them to be aware of that Jesus is not starting a secret society like the free masons where you can’t know what they believe until after you join. There is no secret transcribed salvation that only believers can known.
Jesus looks at them face to face anyone that wants to know and says only through me can you be saved.
That simple ABC, Roman Road (write this down if you don’t know it great way to witness) Practice on someone
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Cost of Discipleship
Cost of Discipleship
It’s simple to accept Christ but it is costly
It was costly to God. Who gave his only son to die so that we may live
It was costly to Jesus. Who died so that his righteousness covers us. As our sin is upon him. Washed in the Blood of the lamb
And it is costly to those who choose to follow the straight and narrow. It requires that Jesus be the priority in life.
God
Spouse
Family
We must present our lives to him and reflect values that honor God. Which means death to self. Pick up cross daily.
For the people listening to Jesus death was a very real option.
Following Jesus doesn’t always mean roses. Throughout the Bible we see examples of it being a struggle to follow and to do
Jesus says that if we have to choose between family and Him, He must win
Doesn’t mean neglect family in name of God. Too much of that already. God gave you family. But if you have to choose. We have to follow God’s example YHWH chose us over His son. Jesus chose us over his life.
We must follow the example given to us.
People who when they accept they lose family
We have been a society for so long that has neglected to teach about the cost of discipleship
Just dunk ‘m and put them on the roles
Doesn’t work When the cost comes in
I didn’t know it would cost me so much
Get things like hypocrites
Get things like non practicing Christians
Saved not saved I don’t know
But they aren’t living Christ
Get people that accept but then don’t want to change anything
Don’t realize might have to give up friends that lead them down paths that are contrary to God. Until they can fight temptation and win in the situation
Often need to make new friends. Not expected to change all at once but are expected to change.
A disciple is a person under constant renovation
Like you would better you house
A Disciple is constantly being Bettered by the Holy Spirit
Accept Not easy But worth it
Peace with God In his terms Or at war with him
I read the end He wins
Life full
Next Steps
Next Steps
Accept the cost and be his disciple
Constant renovation
What is God renovating in you Today
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