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"Do You Love
"Do You Love Me?"Me?"
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Context: Serve people who
Serve people who can't repay
can't repay
Bring in the poor,
Bring in the poor, crippled, blind and
crippled, blind and
lamelame
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Large crowds were
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus,
traveling with Jesus, and turning to them
and turning to them he said: "If anyone
he said: "If anyone comes to me and does
comes to me and does
not hate his father and
not hate his father and
mother, his wife and
mother, his wife and children, his brothers
children, his brothers
and sisters—yes, even
and sisters—yes, even
his own life—he
his own life—he cannotcannot be my disciple.
be my disciple.
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And anyone who does
And anyone who does
not carry his cross and
not carry his cross and
follow me follow me cannot
cannot be be my disciple.
my disciple.
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Jesus needs a church-
Jesus needs a church-growth seminar
growth seminar
Hate? Hate?
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I am a disciple when I
I am a disciple when I
love Christ so much
love Christ so much
that every other
that every other hhumanuman r relationship
elationship
comes second and
comes second and
pales in comparison
pales in comparison
to my love for
to my love for Jesus- including my
Jesus- including my
own wants and
own wants and desiresdesires
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……cannot be my
cannot be my disciple.disciple.
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Up? Suppose one of you
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower.
wants to build a tower.
Will he not first sit
Will he not first sit down and estimate the
down and estimate the
cost to see if he has
cost to see if he has enough money to
enough money to complete it?
complete it?
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For if he lays the foundation and is not
foundation and is not
able to finish it,
able to finish it, everyone who sees it
everyone who sees it
will ridicule him,
will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow
saying, 'This fellow began to build and
began to build and was not able to finish.'
was not able to finish.'
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Maturity vs.
Maturity vs. Immaturity
Immaturity
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Maturity vs.
Maturity vs. Immaturity
ImmaturityKey= SKey= Steadfast
teadfast CCommitment
ommitmentBegins with:
Begins with:
C Countingounting the
the CCostost
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Hard work only pays
Hard work only pays
off when coupled
off when coupled with long-term
with long-term commitment
commitment
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Saint Telemachus
Saint Telemachus
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And let us not grow
And let us not grow weary of doing good,
weary of doing good,
for in due season we
for in due season we
will reap, will reap, ifif we do not
we do not
give up- Galatians 6:9
give up- Galatians 6:9
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Discipleship is not an
Discipleship is not an
event or a decision,
event or a decision, it's a pit's a process
rocess
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"Or suppose a king is
"Or suppose a king is
about to go to war
about to go to war against another king.
against another king.
Will he not first sit
Will he not first sit down and consider
down and consider whether he is able
whether he is able with ten thousand
with ten thousand men to oppose the
men to oppose the one coming against
one coming against him with twenty
him with twenty thousand? thousand?
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If he is not able, he will send a delegation
will send a delegation
while the other is still
while the other is still
a long way off and will
a long way off and will
ask for terms of
ask for terms of peace.peace.
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In the same way, any
In the same way, any
of you who does not
of you who does not give up everything he
give up everything he
has cannot be my
has cannot be my disciple.disciple.
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give up= give up= apotassomai-
apotassomai- renounce right of
renounce right of ownershipownership
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give up= give up= apotassomai-
apotassomai- renounce right of
renounce right of ownershipownership
In the same way, any
In the same way, any
of you who does not
of you who does not give up give up everything he
everything he
has has cannot be my
cannot be my disciple.disciple.
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To count the cost is to:
To count the cost is to: Choose in advance to
Choose in advance to
commit to Jesus for life
commit to Jesus for life Give up my right of
Give up my right of ownership to my life
ownership to my life and all it pertains
and all it pertains
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I can't unless I t
I can't unless I trustrust GGodod with all my heart
with all my heart
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I can't unless I live for
I can't unless I live for
something great than
something great than
mmyselfyself
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And anyone who does
And anyone who does
not carry his
not carry his crosscross and
and
follow me cannot be
follow me cannot be my disciple.
my disciple.
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Either Jesus is there to
Either Jesus is there to
fulfill my hopes and
fulfill my hopes and dreams, or he
dreams, or he isis my my hope and dream
hope and dream
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Salt is good, but if it
Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how
loses its saltiness, how
can it be made salty
can it be made salty again? It is fit neither
again? It is fit neither
for the soil nor for the
for the soil nor for the
manure pile; it is
manure pile; it is thrown out. He who
thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let
has ears to hear, let him hear- Luke 14:25-
him hear- Luke 14:25-
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The value of an object
The value of an object
is in its intrinsic
is in its intrinsic naturenature
The essence of salt
The essence of salt
is saltiness
is saltiness The essence of a
The essence of a disciple is
disciple is selflessness
selflessness
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Does it all add up?
Does it all add up?
What's the cost?
What's the cost?
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Now the tax collectors
Now the tax collectors
and "sinners" were all
and "sinners" were all
gathering around to
gathering around to hear him. But the
hear him. But the Pharisees and the
Pharisees and the teachers of the law
teachers of the law muttered, "This man
muttered, "This man
welcomes sinners and
welcomes sinners and
eats with them"- Luke
eats with them"- Luke
15:115:1
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An argument started
An argument started among the disciples as
among the disciples as to which of them would
to which of them would be the greatest.
be the greatest.
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Jesus, knowing their
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child
thoughts, took a little child
and had him stand beside
and had him stand beside
him. Then he said to them,
him. Then he said to them,
"Whoever welcomes this
"Whoever welcomes this
little child in my name
little child in my name welcomes me; and
welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me
whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who
welcomes the one who sent me. sent me.
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For he who is least among
For he who is least among
you all—he is the greatest."
you all—he is the greatest."
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CostCost: Self-seeking
: Self-seeking ambition, putting self
ambition, putting self
first, being served
first, being served
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"Master," said John, "we
"Master," said John, "we
saw a man driving out
saw a man driving out demons in your name and
demons in your name and
we tried to stop him,
we tried to stop him, because he is not one of
because he is not one of
us." us."
"Do not stop him," Jesus
"Do not stop him," Jesus
said, "for whoever is not
said, "for whoever is not
against you is for you."
against you is for you."
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CostCost: Ego, pride, division
: Ego, pride, division
and jealousy, control
and jealousy, control
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As the time approached for
As the time approached for
him to be taken up to
him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set
heaven, Jesus resolutely set
out for Jerusalem. And he
out for Jerusalem. And he
sent messengers on ahead,
sent messengers on ahead,
who went into a Samaritan
who went into a Samaritan
village to get things ready
village to get things ready
for him; but the people
for him; but the people there did not welcome him,
there did not welcome him,
because he was heading for
because he was heading for
Jerusalem. Jerusalem.
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When the disciples James
When the disciples James
and John saw this, they
and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want
asked, "Lord, do you want
us to call fire down from
us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"
heaven to destroy them?"
But Jesus turned and
But Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they
rebuked them, and they went to another village.
went to another village.
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CostCost: Right to revenge,
: Right to revenge, right to take things
right to take things personallypersonally
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As they were walking along
As they were walking along
the road, a man said to him,
the road, a man said to him,
"I will follow you wherever
"I will follow you wherever
you go."you go."
Jesus replied, "Foxes have
Jesus replied, "Foxes have
holes and birds of the air
holes and birds of the air
have nests, but the Son of
have nests, but the Son of
Man has no place to lay his
Man has no place to lay his
head."head."
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Cost?Cost?Personal comfort
Personal comfort and security
and security
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He said to another man,
He said to another man,
"Follow me." But the man
"Follow me." But the man
replied, "Lord, first let me go
replied, "Lord, first let me go
and bury my father."
and bury my father."
Jesus said to him, "Let the
Jesus said to him, "Let the
dead bury their own dead, but
dead bury their own dead, but
you go and proclaim the
you go and proclaim the
kingdom of God."
kingdom of God."
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Cost?Cost?Convenience of schedule
Convenience of schedule
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Still another said, "I will follow
Still another said, "I will follow
you, Lord; but first let me go
you, Lord; but first let me go
back and say good-by to my
back and say good-by to my
family."family."
Jesus replied, "No one who puts
Jesus replied, "No one who puts
his hand to the plow and looks
his hand to the plow and looks
back is fit for service in the
back is fit for service in the
kingdom of God"- Luke 9:46-62
kingdom of God"- Luke 9:46-62
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I urge you, in view of
I urge you, in view of God's mercy, to
God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
holy and pleasing to God—this is your
to God—this is your spiritual act of
spiritual act of worship- Romans
worship- Romans 12:212:2