Jesus Explains The Cost Of Following Him

“A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing”

Martin Luther

Series – ‘Follow my Leader’

Today

‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’

Luke 9:23-27, 57-62

Then He said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up

his cross daily and follow me

Luke 9:23


Deny Yourself

"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself …”


Take up your cross

If anyone would come after me, he must … take up his cross daily


everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted

2 Tim 3:12

Follow me

"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take

up his cross daily and follow me”


Put Him before my personal comfort

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you

wherever you go“

Luke 9:57

Following Jesus means that I …

Put Him before my personal comfort

"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has

no place to lay his head"

Luke 9:58


Put Him before my financial security

He said to another man, "Follow me" … "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God”

Luke 9:59-60


Put Him before my family

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and

say good-by to my family."

Luke 9:61-62


Put Him before my family

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and

say good-by to my family."

Luke 9:61-62


Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God”

Luke 9:62


‘When God calls a man He bids him come and die’

Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve;

to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds,

to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward,

save that of knowing that I do your will.

Prayer of Ignatius Loyola

Spiritual

Jesus Explains The Cost Of Following Him