Count the Cost

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Pastor Ty Neal Luke 14:25-27 (The Message)Luke 14:28-30 (The Message)Luke 14:33 (The Message) Big Idea: The call to Christ will cost your life and bring you life. 1 Corinthians 3:16-172 Corinthians 6:16 The True Church Revelation 11:1-2 Matthew 7:21-23 The Cost of Discipleship Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate. Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Witnessing Church Revelation 11:3 Revelation 11:4 Acts 1:8 Zechariah 4:6Revelation 11:5 Jeremiah 5:14 The Lord’s witnesses may be hated and ill-treated, and even done to death, but they cannot be harmed. Though they may appear to be overcome by enemies, yet it is they who are the overcomers. R Kent Hughes Revelation 11:6 The Cost of Witnessing We are The Suffering Church Revelation 11:7-8 Revelation 11:9-10 He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot Remember you are immortal until your work is done. But don’t let the sands of time get into the eyes of your vision to reach those who still sit in darkness. They simply must hear. Jim Elliot The Cost of Faithfulness (no matter what) We are The Restored Church Revelation 11:11 Revelation 11:12 Revelation 11:13Acts 17:6 Tertullian wrote to the Roman persecutors that “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” Tertullian The Cost of Jesus Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms; I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving and honoring the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms; and in the Great Day my resurrection body will arise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer.” Revelation 11:14 Jesus, I recognize that I am a sinner in need of Your forgiveness. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and place my trust in You as my Lord and Savior. Please receive me now. I pray this in Jesus’ name, Amen. Jesus, save the lost and guide the saved. New to Grace Point Church? We’d love to connect with you! https://gpcvegas.com/connect Want to listen to the music we sing on Sundays? Check out our playlist on Spotify! https://gpcvegas.com/songs Partner with us through giving: https://gpcvegas.com/give The post Count the Cost appeared first on Grace Point Church in Las Vegas.

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