Counting the Cost

Text: Luke 14:25-33 These days with rising energy and food prices we all have to watch the costs of the items we buy. Just as we are now counting the cost of material goods we should also assess the cost of being a follower of Christ. In Luke 14 Jesus told the multitude that they must count the cost of being one of his disciples. Outline: 1. What Jesus told the crowd. - Their love for Christ must exceed their love for any others (vs. 26). They must carry their own cross (vs. 27) - A willingness to sacrifice and the example of Graham Staines. 2. Message to the disciples. See also 2 Corinthians 11:24 and the example of Paul. 3. Christ's own costs. See also Isaiah 53