jesus explains the cost of following him
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“A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing”
Martin Luther
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Series – ‘Follow my Leader’
Today
‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’
Luke 9:23-27, 57-62
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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
‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’
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Deny Yourself
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself …”
‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’
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Take up your cross
If anyone would come after me, he must … take up his cross daily
‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’
everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
2 Tim 3:12
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Follow me
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take
up his cross daily and follow me”
‘Jesus explains the cost of following Him’
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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 …
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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
Following Jesus means that I …
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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
Following Jesus means that I …
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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
Following Jesus means that I …
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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
Following Jesus means that I …
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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
Following Jesus means that I …
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‘When God calls a man He bids him come and die’
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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