Podcasts about The Cost of Discipleship

How can you make Jesus's mission as central to your life as it was to his?

Pastor Alini continues our Worth The Cost series with a compelling message about discipleship. Why do followers of Christ live differently than the world? Is it cult-like behavior, genuine transformation, or dogma? Knowing the difference between salvation and discipleship is an important step in the life of a Christ follower. We hope this message blesses you and helps you live better! For more about ConnectCommunity, visit: https://www.connectcommunity.org

Series: Spring 2025 SeriesService: Gospel MeetingType: SermonSpeaker: Roger Polanco

Join us as Pastor Johnson teaches the midweek refuel on The Cost of DiscipleshipHe references Luke 14:25-35, Luke 18:38, Psalm 35:27Join us on Sunday Mornings at 11am at 3002 Chelsea Avenue Memphis Tn 38108. You'll be glad you did!

From Mark 8:34-38 we see the cost of discipleship in its priority, pattern, paradox, and profession.

The Cost of Discipleship - Neal Schofield by Somerville St Church of Christ

What does it really mean to surrender everything for the sake of Christ? In this message, Pastor Mattie reflects on the heart of Abraham's obedience in Genesis 22 and what it teaches us about trust, sacrifice, and the character of God. He explores the powerful truth that Yahweh provides, and that His provision is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus: the Lamb of God given in our place. This isn't just a story of ancient faith; it's the story of our redemption. If all we have to give is everything, and what we gain is God Himself, that's a trade worth making every time.Support the show

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

This season we delve into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seminal work, The Cost of Discipleship, exploring its theological depth, historical context, and enduring relevance. Each episode unpacks key themes, chapters, and concepts, offering listeners a structured journey through Bonhoeffer's call to radical Christian living.

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WhenJesus left the Pharisee's house, great crowds followed Him, but He was notimpressed by the size of the crowd or their enthusiasm. In this passage, Jesusspeaks to a large crowd following Him, saying, “If anyone comes to Me anddoes not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters,yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bearhis cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” He uses parables aboutbuilding a tower and a king preparing for war to emphasize counting the cost offollowing Him, concluding that disciples must forsake all and be like salt thatretains its flavor. Imaginea massive crowd buzzing with excitement, trailing Jesus as He walks away from aPharisee's house. They're drawn to His miracles, His teachings, maybe evenhopes of a political revolution. But Jesus stops, turns, and delivers asobering message: discipleship isn't a casual fan club. It's a costly, all-incommitment. First,Jesus demands supreme love. He says we must “hate” our family and even our ownlives. This isn't about despising people but loving Jesus so fiercely thatevery other affection pales in comparison. Think of a parent who sacrificespersonal dreams to follow God's call or a believer who risks family ties tostand for Christ. Our love for Jesus must eclipse all else, making us willingto surrender even what's dearest. I love how Oswald Chambers puts it: “The onlyright we have is the right to give up the right to ourselves”.  Second,Jesus calls us to bear our cross. This isn't just enduring life'sannoyances—it's a daily choice to embrace shame, suffering, and God's will,just as Jesus did on His way to Calvary. It's saying no to selfish ambitionsand yes to serving Christ, even when it's unpopular or painful. Picture earlyChristians facing persecution or missionaries leaving comfort for danger.That's the cross we're called to carry. Then,Jesus uses two parables to drive home the need to count the cost. A buildermust ensure he has enough to finish a tower, or he'll face mockery for ahalf-built ruin. A king must assess if his army can defeat a stronger foe, orhe'll need to seek peace. These stories challenge us to consider: Are we readyto follow Jesus fully, knowing it may cost our reputation, possessions, or evenour lives? Half-hearted commitment won't do. Jesus wants disciples who'llfinish the race, not quit when the glamour fades. Finally,Jesus compares disciples to salt. Salt preserves, purifies, and adds flavor,making people thirsty for God. But if salt loses its savor, it's useless, fitonly to be thrown out. A disciple who compromises their faith becomesineffective, unable to impact the world for Christ. We're called to stayvibrant, devoted, and true, reflecting Jesus in our character and actions. Discipleshipis serious business. Jesus doesn't coerce us, He invites us to choose Himdeliberately, knowing the cost. He's looking for quality, not quantity, fordisciples who'll be stones in His church, soldiers in His battle, and salt inHis world. As He spoke these words, Jesus was heading toward His own cross. Heasks nothing of us that He hasn't already given. ChallengeThis week, reflect on what discipleship costs you personally. Ask yourself: Isthere something—family, comfort, ambition—I'm holding back from Jesus? Take onepractical step to deepen your commitment. Maybe it's prioritizing prayer overdistractions, serving someone despite inconvenience, or boldly sharing yourfaith. Count the cost, then choose to follow Jesus fully. Be salt that flavorsthe world around you. PrayerFather, thank You for Jesus' call to true discipleship. Give us courage to loveYou above all, bear our cross, and count the cost. Help us be salt thatglorifies You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Mark 8:27-38 // Tom NelsonExplore the pivotal moment in Mark's Gospel where Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, yet Jesus foretells his suffering and death. Discover what true discipleship means as Jesus instructs his followers to take up their cross and deny themselves. This message highlights the cost of following Jesus and connects with the themes of Lent, emphasizing self-denial and the journey to the cross.SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2509/responses/new25.04.13

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Mark 8:27-38 // Gabriel CoyleExplore the pivotal moment in Mark's Gospel where Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, yet Jesus foretells his suffering and death. Discover what true discipleship means as Jesus instructs his followers to take up their cross and deny themselves. This message highlights the cost of following Jesus and connects with the themes of Lent, emphasizing self-denial and the journey to the cross.SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new25.04.13

Mark 8:27-38 // Ashtyn FairExplore the pivotal moment in Mark's Gospel where Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, yet Jesus foretells his suffering and death. Discover what true discipleship means as Jesus instructs his followers to take up their cross and deny themselves. This message highlights the cost of following Jesus and connects with the themes of Lent, emphasizing self-denial and the journey to the cross.SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new25.04.13

Mark 8:27-38 // Jacob NannieExplore the pivotal moment in Mark's Gospel where Peter recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, yet Jesus foretells his suffering and death. Discover what true discipleship means as Jesus instructs his followers to take up their cross and deny themselves. This message highlights the cost of following Jesus and connects with the themes of Lent, emphasizing self-denial and the journey to the cross.SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new25.04.13

Join me and Scott as we continue to take a look at the parables of Jesus and the hard to understand and hard to apply teachings of Jesus. We take a look at Luke 14 and discuss the cost of discipleship on an appropriate day: the day Dietrich Bonhoeffer died.

I share one of my early sermons on discipleship as we commemorate the 80th birthday of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, from when his life "began." A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music!Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tourYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriberInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/ Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot Thanks to our monthly supporters Phillip Mast patrick H Laverne Miller Jesse Killion ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kyle Kauffman | Apr 6th 2025The history of the church is bloody because the history of the church is full of suffering and persecution. While many people identify Stephen as the first martyr, in many ways he simply displays what was often true throughout the Old Testament: God's people will be persecuted even to the point of death. Jesus told his disciples to expect that people would treat them the same way they treated him. We should never forget that being a disciple of Jesus throughout history has often meant that you will face persecution. And while the story of Stephen should sober us who live in the West and know very little of this persecution, it should also fill us with hope and fortify us for the day when we may face more severe persecution for our faith. Because in the story of Stephen we find that God rules over the suffering of his saints, uses it to advance the gospel, and reveals the prize that no persecution can ever destroy.

The theme for April 2025 is "What Do We Do With Jesus?" Our guest editor, Teresa Bunting, discusses the Cost of Discipleship.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/zoo/clarityLicense code: UL9CSCKZ4YPM52DF

Luke 19:11-27 - The Parable of the Ten Minas While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,' he said, ‘until I come back.' “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.' “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. “The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.' “‘Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.' “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.' “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.' “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.' “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?' “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.' “‘Sir,' they said, ‘he already has ten!' “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away. But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.'”

Luke 18:18-34 - The Rich and the Kingdom of God A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'” “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!” “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.” Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; they will flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.” The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.

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Leo Parris preached this sermon at Covenant Fellowship Church on March 30, 2025. Series: What a Savior! - Seeing Jesus in the Book of Luke Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

In the Gospel of Mark, we find a collection of eyewitness stories, events, and teachings of Jesus that show the beginning of what changed everything: Jesus, Messiah and King.

Luke 18:9-14 - The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

In Jesus' final moments with His disciples, He warns them of the difficulties to come. Following Jesus is not without cost, sacrifice, and even persecution for some across the world. What does it look like to follow Jesus when the world is against you?

Pastor Jameson Wheeler teaching on Luke 14:25-33.

This past Sunday, we explored the cost of discipleship and Jesus' call to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. Scripture shows that Jesus didn't lead with promises of blessing but with the reality that following Him requires full surrender. Like the rich young ruler, we often struggle to let go of the things that compete for our devotion, whether wealth, comfort, or control. But Jesus calls us to release these lesser loves, not to burden us, but to free us for a deeper life with Him. True discipleship isn't about loss—it's about discovering the fullness of life that can only be found in Christ.Support the show

Luke 17:1-10 - Sin, Faith, Duty Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,' you must forgive them.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat'? Won't he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink'? Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'”

Series: Lessons From LukeService: Gospel MeetingType: Gospel MeetingSpeaker: Joe Works

This podcast was recorded live at FBC Hendersonville, NC during the Wednesday night Bible study on March 12, 2025. 

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237. Have You Counted The COST Of Discipleship Recently? It costs us to follow Jesus and if it doesn't, we must ask ourselves, are we really living how Jesus asks us to. In this episode, we come back to this idea of asking ourselves, is there somewhere in my life I need to be costing the cost of following Jesus.  Join our lent Whats App group… https://chat.whatsapp.com/HCohHDQwTsoJnZos09h0T9   Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers  
 
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Matthew 4:18-22 / Pastor Christian Simas