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Sermon Notes 3/1/26 Luke 14:25-35 . Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and 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, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” This story has a lot in common with the parable before it. As the parable, the story involves a lot of people who are presumptuous and prideful. Jesus tells them that if they are not careful, and if they remain so presumptuous that they will always be accepted, that they might miss the biggest party ever. The story reveals that, while everyone is invited to Jesus's party, we don't necessarily have the right to do whatever we want there. Crowds form around Jesus for a great number of reasons, but disciples are only formed when we believe what Jesus says and believe he deserves our life which he desires. Why does Jesus tell people to hate our mother and father in this passage? Elsewhere, Jesus tells us to love our friends and family. The hatred he speaks of is not a venomous hatred: it is about priority: family should be put at such a distant second to the things of God that the difference could feel like hatred. A disciple of Jesus will live their life based on the words and ways of Jesus regardless of what friends and family say is best. The crowd may follow Jesus up to the point where people are inconvenienced, but true disciples know that when Jesus asks us to do something we must obey even if it literally strips us of everything. Crowds run from discomfort, but true disciples follow Jesus through discomfort. "Pick up your cross and follow me" is an instruction Christians cannot ignore. To get to the resurrected life, Jesus doesn't avoid suffering: he goes through it. And if we are following him, we should follow him through that suffering all the way to death itself. We are instructed to rejoice in our sufferings, as they create character and strengthen us for the life ahead of us. The Bible never promises prosperity in this life, but in fact promises suffering. We are required to carry a cross. A disciple will pick it up and carry it. But we know that Jesus will never abandon us in suffering. Crowds don't count cost; disciples do. Crowds are more interested in spectacle and energy. They never ask what it means to follow Jesus all their days. They tell themselves if it gets too hard, they can always bail out. Disciples realize that following Christ will cost everything up to and including their lives. And they still follow. Crowd's can't bring the change the world needs. Disciples are empowered by God to do just that. We can only be useful if we follow Jesus's instructions. We may stumble and recover, but those that are only half hearted are not useful. Jesus has given an invitation to his house to everyone, but we aren't able to act however we want to act and be allowed to stay there.

Sermon Notes 3/1/26 Luke 14:25-35 . Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and 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, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” This story has a lot in common with the parable before it. As the parable, the story involves a lot of people who are presumptuous and prideful. Jesus tells them that if they are not careful, and if they remain so presumptuous that they will always be accepted, that they might miss the biggest party ever. The story reveals that, while everyone is invited to Jesus's party, we don't necessarily have the right to do whatever we want there. Crowds form around Jesus for a great number of reasons, but disciples are only formed when we believe what Jesus says and believe he deserves our life which he desires. Why does Jesus tell people to hate our mother and father in this passage? Elsewhere, Jesus tells us to love our friends and family. The hatred he speaks of is not a venomous hatred: it is about priority: family should be put at such a distant second to the things of God that the difference could feel like hatred. A disciple of Jesus will live their life based on the words and ways of Jesus regardless of what friends and family say is best. The crowd may follow Jesus up to the point where people are inconvenienced, but true disciples know that when Jesus asks us to do something we must obey even if it literally strips us of everything. Crowds run from discomfort, but true disciples follow Jesus through discomfort. "Pick up your cross and follow me" is an instruction Christians cannot ignore. To get to the resurrected life, Jesus doesn't avoid suffering: he goes through it. And if we are following him, we should follow him through that suffering all the way to death itself. We are instructed to rejoice in our sufferings, as they create character and strengthen us for the life ahead of us. The Bible never promises prosperity in this life, but in fact promises suffering. We are required to carry a cross. A disciple will pick it up and carry it. But we know that Jesus will never abandon us in suffering. Crowds don't count cost; disciples do. Crowds are more interested in spectacle and energy. They never ask what it means to follow Jesus all their days. They tell themselves if it gets too hard, they can always bail out. Disciples realize that following Christ will cost everything up to and including their lives. And they still follow. Crowd's can't bring the change the world needs. Disciples are empowered by God to do just that. We can only be useful if we follow Jesus's instructions. We may stumble and recover, but those that are only half hearted are not useful. Jesus has given an invitation to his house to everyone, but we aren't able to act however we want to act and be allowed to stay there.

Rob Mongeau - Luc 14.25-35 ➡️ Description : Jésus n’a jamais couru après les foules, il les confrontait. Dans Luc 14, il s'adresse à une foule grandissante et lance l'un des appels au discipulat les plus profonds de l'Écriture. Que veut véritablement dire "suivre Jésus"? Dans ce message, nous regarderons quel est le coût de l’engagement que Jésus demande. Plan 1. Le discipulat requière une allégeance suprême à Christ (vv.25-27) 2. Le discipulat requière un calcul de coût délibéré (vv.28-32) 3. Le discipulat requière un abandon indivisé (v.33) 4. Le discipulat doit perdurer, sinon il est inutile (vv.34-35) Textes complémentaires : Ruth 1 Prédicateur: Rob Mongeau

Lakeway Baptist Church

Lakeway Baptist Church

Moundsville Baptist Church

1. What is your plan? 2. Who around you can see your plan in action? 3. Do your rituals and routines agree with your plans?

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Join us this Sunday 04/14/24 for a time of worship. For more information about Redemption Church or to get in touch please visit our website at: https://www.redemptionchurchokc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedemptionChurchOKC If you would like to support our ministry you can donate at: https:/www.aplos.com/aws/give/RedemptionChurch1/

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

NEAC - Newtown: Erskineville Anglican Church

NEAC - Newtown: Erskineville Anglican Church

Welcome Home! We are a place where you can Belong, Believe, & Become. At Arden First we have a place for you. As soon as you walk through the doors—don’t be surprised if it seems like you are coming home, because you are—Welcome Home! ArdenFBC.com

Jesus challenges those who follow Jesus to consider the cost of becoming His “true” disciple. In a world that loves to hear “Easy Believism” Jesus lays down the gauntlet. You will never experience all faith in Jesus Christ brings to your life until you become His disciple. Sermon Outline @ http://bible.com/events/49019532

Jesus challenges those who follow Jesus to consider the cost of becoming His “true” disciple. In a world that loves to hear “Easy Believism” Jesus lays down the gauntlet. You will never experience all faith in Jesus Christ brings to your life until you become His disciple. Sermon Outline @ http://bible.com/events/49019532

Big Question: What have you been afraid to try?

Jesus was often followed by large crowds during His earthly ministry but they never swayed Him away from saying the hard thing. In fact, when the crowds got larger, Jesus tended to proclaim the harder truths to weed out those who were following Him for the wrong reason or who wrong expectations of Him. This seems to be one of those instances.

The popular message today is that Jesus offers you everything and demands virtually nothing. However, Jesus said something very different. He demands that we love Him more than anyone or anything - including ourselves. It we would be His disciple, we must put Him first, take up our cross, and follow Him.

The popular message today is that Jesus offers you everything and demands virtually nothing. However, Jesus said something very different. He demands that we love Him more than anyone or anything - including ourselves. It we would be His disciple, we must put Him first, take up our cross, and follow Him.

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

The Gate's weekly sermon podcast.

The Gate Church's weekly sermon podcast. From Lethbridge, AB.

Bishop Hannington

Bishop Hannington

Are You a Disciple?

Discipleship is the call of every believer. The cost is high. We must consider our journey, build our faith, and fight for our faith.

Discipleship is the call of every believer. The cost is high. We must consider our journey, build our faith, and fight for our faith.

Grace Fellowship Church of State College, PA

As Jesus makes his way toward Jerusalem, he's teaching and preaching and drawing ever-larger crowds. It must have been something for the disciples to see--all the buzz and excitement. But Jesus now does something that many would find puzzling. In the middle of an effort to draw more and more people into the kingdom of God, he thins the ranks. Why? Let's dive in.

As Jesus makes his way toward Jerusalem, he's teaching and preaching and drawing ever-larger crowds. It must have been something for the disciples to see--all the buzz and excitement. But Jesus now does something that many would find puzzling. In the middle of an effort to draw more and more people into the kingdom of God, he thins the ranks. Why? Let's dive in.

What in the world does Jesus mean by "hating our father and mother" to be His disciple? Why would Jesus command us to put Him first above everything else? This is one of the most challenging passages in Scripture.

The words of Jesus recorded in our text are challenging to hear let alone understand. We sense a tension between the Jesus we prefer to know and the Jesus who sacrificed everything for us so that we might know the grace of God. Jesus’ words are not the source of the tension; our sin is. We were created to walk with God, without distraction or compromise. Not only has sin broken our relationship with our Creator, it also makes our separation from Him seem normal making Jesus' words challenging to hear let alone understand.

Lucas en su evangelio nos narra como Jesús confronto a las multitudes y a sus discípulos con lo que significa ser un discípulo para Su gloria, Jesús nos llama a considerar el costo de ser Sus discípulos. Como iglesia estamos llamados a considerar el costo de seguir a Jesús, tomar nuestra cruz cada día negarnos a nosotros mismo y seguirlo, también debemos de amar mas a Jesús que a nuestra propia vida y familia, el que nos llamo a subir la gran colina, estará con nosotros para llevarnos hasta la cima y cuando lleguemos allí. estará el para nosotros.

Lucas en su evangelio nos narra como Jesús confronto a las multitudes y a sus discípulos con lo que significa ser un discípulo para Su gloria, Jesús nos llama a considerar el costo de ser Sus discípulos. Como iglesia estamos llamados a considerar el costo de seguir a Jesús, tomar nuestra cruz cada día negarnos a nosotros mismo y seguirlo, también debemos de amar mas a Jesús que a nuestra propia vida y familia, el que nos llamo a subir la gran colina, estará con nosotros para llevarnos hasta la cima y cuando lleguemos allí. estará el para nosotros.

The words of Jesus are clear and unhesitating...Following Him costs Everything.

Matheson Community Bible Church

The words of Jesus are clear and unhesitating...Following Him costs Everything.

A couple of weeks ago, we started a new sermon series, "The Cost." This week, we we'll finish up this series with "The Cost: Going Public." Jesus taught that if anyone wanted to follow Him, they must pick up their cross daily and follow him. In a culture where a cross was not a friendly symbol, they were painfully aware of what that implied. What does it look like to pick up our cross today? Following Jesus is an amazing journey that changes everything. Join us as we explore some of how Jesus encouraged us to follow him, and truly consider “The Cost”.

A couple of weeks ago, we started a new sermon series, "The Cost." This week, we we'll finish up this series with "The Cost: Going Public." Jesus taught that if anyone wanted to follow Him, they must pick up their cross daily and follow him. In a culture where a cross was not a friendly symbol, they were painfully aware of what that implied. What does it look like to pick up our cross today? Following Jesus is an amazing journey that changes everything. Join us as we explore some of how Jesus encouraged us to follow him, and truly consider “The Cost”.

The call of Christ is a serious call on the life of those who are willing to follow Him. He doesn’t want anyone to take Him, or it lightly. His words evoke us to make a wholehearted commitment to Him and encourage us that He is worth it all.

Crosspoint Community Church Sermon Podcast - Pointing People to HOPE in Jesus...

So therefor, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:33

So therefor, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:33

Rev. Robert Wigley served as Interim Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Baxley during the years 2014 thru 2016. Rev. Wigley has been preaching and teaching the Gospel for over 40 years.

Walking With Jesus Led by the Spirit

Here are some important words from Jesus: “Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” Wow, Jesus doesn’t make it easy!

Here are some important words from Jesus: “Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” Wow, Jesus doesn’t make it easy!

En las última semanas hemos visto hacia atrás y luego hacia adelante y aprendiendo que todas las promesas de Dios están seguras en Cristo. Sin embargo, ¿será eso suficiente para mantenernos fieles en el próximo año, especialmente cuando el costo de ser un discípulo es tan alto?

Cleveland Chinese Christian Church - English

Welcome to the StoneBridge Church sermon of the week. For more information about StoneBridge Church please visit www.stonebridgemarietta.org.

Welcome to the StoneBridge Church sermon of the week. For more information about StoneBridge Church please visit www.stonebridgemarietta.org.

StoneBridge Church

StoneBridge Church

Micael A Beaulieu – Luc 14.25-35

Hopeweaver Community Church

This month we talk about what happened to families.

Teaching on Luke 14:25-35, Pastor Tom discusses what it means to "count the cost" of discipleship, encouraging us with the knowledge that it is the Lord's faithfulness - not our own - that will enable us to live lives committed to Him.

Teaching on Luke 14:25-35, Pastor Tom discusses what it means to "count the cost" of discipleship, encouraging us with the knowledge that it is the Lord's faithfulness - not our own - that will enable us to live lives committed to Him.

Sermons and bible teachings from North Street Church, Taunton, UK. Find out more at www.northstreetchurch.org

When Jesus called people to follow him, he did not make it easy. Are we really capable of that kind of commitment? As we look forward to a new year, it is a good time for a personal inventory, one that re-evaluates life and discipleship in light of Jesus' invitation to follow.

When Jesus called people to follow him, he did not make it easy. Are we really capable of that kind of commitment? As we look forward to a new year, it is a good time for a personal inventory, one that re-evaluates life and discipleship in light of Jesus' invitation to follow.

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What do you think discipleship is? Is it a "follow" like Twitter, or is it more like a lifestyle shift? Guest speaker Gabriel Sobarzo digs into the topic of discipleship, and what it means to be a disciple.

What do you think discipleship is? Is it a "follow" like Twitter, or is it more like a lifestyle shift? Guest speaker Gabriel Sobarzo digs into the topic of discipleship, and what it means to be a disciple.

Obedience. It's something we expect from members of the military, kids and dogs. But the funny thing is kids don't always do what they're told (and that goes for dogs, too). Face it, obedience is NOT something we celebrate in America these days. Which is why it's hard for us to understand what it means for God to be King. Jesus, himself, claimed to be a king - and in this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks what that king expects from his subjects...or as he calls them, his disciples.

Obedience. It's something we expect from members of the military, kids and dogs. But the funny thing is kids don't always do what they're told (and that goes for dogs, too). Face it, obedience is NOT something we celebrate in America these days. Which is why it's hard for us to understand what it means for God to be King. Jesus, himself, claimed to be a king - and in this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks what that king expects from his subjects...or as he calls them, his disciples.

When we come to passages like this, we face the temptation to lower the intensity of Jesus' words until it is more tolerable to us. If we had to summarize the passage in one sentence, I think it would be this: Salvation is free but discipleship will cost you everything.

Whether Jesus was speaking to large crowds or small groups, He made sure everyone was clear on what it meant to follow Him. Jesus is not looking for fans…He’s looking for followers. Followers who understand that there is no forgiveness without repentance, there is no salvation without surrender, there is no life without death, and there is no believing without following. Today we begin our six week journey from fan’s of Jesus to followers of Jesus. (~Not a Fan Pastor’s Kit)

The Cost

Jesus gives is five marks of a fully devoted follower.

Jesus gives is five marks of a fully devoted follower.

This is a "pre-series" message for the "Not a Fan" discipleship emphasis. In this message, we seek to understand Jesus' disclaimer of what is required to be a true disciple: a follower of Christ, instead of being a fan of Christ.

What is the cost involved with following Christ? Are you "all in" or just keeping in touch?

Part 56 in The Gospel According to Luke.

A look at Luke 14