"Counting the Cost" - Luke 14:25-35
This morning, we spend time in the Gospel of Luke to study the words of Jesus regarding discipleship. It is here that Jesus lays out what it takes to be His disciple. He calls everyone who desires to follow Him to first count the cost. So, let us pay careful attention to what He has to say.
Luke 14:25-35 (NIV)
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even their own life - such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, 'This person began to build and wasn't able to finish.' Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won't he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If 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. In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."
TAKEAWAYS FROM LUKE 14:25-35
- You will always have Christ.
- Christ will always be worth it.
