Luke 9:57-62 Impulsive Procrastinator Wavering 57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go." 58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." 59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God." 61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house." 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." Will Require A Lot of You! Impulsive Nothing Is As Important As Following Christ Procrastinator Must Be Willing To Pay the Price! Wavering

Counting the Cost of Following Christ Luke 9:57-62

Counting the Cost of Following Christ I. When To Count

Must Count Cost Before Follow Christ taught each one the priority of service (Luke 9:57-62) Had readiness to follow, but not first priority Unworthy if other things hinder following Divine service always comes first (Matt. 6:33) Prov. 3:9 Deut. 26:1-11 Counting the cost first is fundamental to obey Includes many factors for us to consider...

“…first sit down and count the cost…” Luke 14:26-33 26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? 29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, 30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. 33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. “…first sit down and count the cost…” Man Building A Tower King Going To War

Counting The Cost First Realize how series this is Chance to evaluate – “Do I want to pay the price?” No need to start if can’t or won’t finish. See what I am about to get into -

Counting the Cost of Following Christ I. When To Count II. Cost To Be Counted

Luke 14:26-33 Family Hardship Material Things Everything 26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? 29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, 30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. 33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Family Hardship Material Things Everything

Costs To Be Counted Following Christ may cost relationship with family Luke 14:26 Matt. 10:34-37 Following Christ will cost with hardships in life Matt. 16:24 2 Tim. 3:12 Following Christ will cost our material things Matt. 19:16-22 1 Tim. 6:17-19 Following Christ will cost time (Eph. 5:15-16) Following Christ will cost whole self (Rom. 12:1f)

What Might It Cost Me? Following Christ may cost you family relationships “My mother & father may be hurt or mad” “My family will not like me going to church…” Following Christ will cost you hardships in life “My friends & co-workers may think I am strange” “I will never be popular if I am strict in serving Christ” Following Christ will cost you in material things “Giving to the Lord as I should will cost too much” “Think of all that I could buy for that amount” Following Christ will cost you in time “Sunday morning, Sunday night & Wed. is too much” “Don’t have time to study, meditate & pray every day” Yes, serving Christ will affect your whole life!

Counting the Cost of Following Christ I. When To Count II. Cost To Be Counted

Is Following Christ Worth The Cost To You? Have You Considered The Cost Of Not Following Christ?