The Names of Jesus – Adonai – The Cost of Calling Him Lord

Awakened to Deliver – Season 2: The Names of JesusWeek 11 – AdonaiDay 4 – The Cost of Calling Him LordKey ScriptureLuke 9:23 (NASB 2020)⸻Episode Focus• Why calling Jesus Lord carries a real cost• What self-denial, cross-bearing, and following Jesus actually mean• How lordship confronts the modern desire for comfort without surrender• Why Jesus calls all believers, not just a few, into daily submission• The connection between surrender, freedom, and deliverance• Why partial obedience and delayed obedience still reveal resistance• How the cross leads not to loss, but to true life in Christ• The difference between cultural Christianity and biblical discipleship⸻Key Takeaways• Adonai calls followers, not mere admirers• Lordship requires daily denial of self and surrender of control• The cross is not symbolic decoration, but the death of self-rule• Jesus must come before every relationship, loyalty, and personal attachment• Deliverance and authority flow where surrender is complete• Grace does not cancel obedience; it empowers it• The cost of lordship is real, but the reward is greater• Real discipleship means following Jesus when it is costly, not only when it is comfortable⸻Scripture ReferencesLuke 9:23–24Luke 14:26–27Romans 12:1James 4:72 Corinthians 5:151 John 5:3⸻Support & Stay ConnectedAwakened to Deliver is listener-supported.Early access to full weekly episodes is available through Patreon.👉 https://linktr.ee/AwakenedBibleMinistries⸻Music Credit“Paphos” by Mountaineer — Licensed through PremiumBeat (Creator License)