Cost of Discipleship: Luke 14:33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.

Daniel 3:17 the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[i] against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn?

Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,

“For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8: 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,

groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

2 Kings 7:1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord 2 Kings 7:1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.” 2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God,

“Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it!”

3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die? 4 If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die.”

5 At dusk they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans 5 At dusk they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, no one was there, 6 for the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!”

7 So they got up and fled in the dusk and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

Matthew 16: 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.

18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Zechariah 4:6 ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.

WHEN YOU’RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE DON’T GET STUCK IN DOUBT! The King’s officer doubted the power of God.

WHEN YOU’RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE DON’T GET STUCK IN DOUBT! The King’s officer doubted the power of God. He doubted the creativity of God.

WHEN YOU’RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE DON’T GET STUCK IN DOUBT! The King’s officer doubted the power of God. He doubted the creativity of God. He doubted the messenger of God.

DOUBT GIVES WAY TO UNBELIEF IF NOT GIVEN TO GOD, DOUBT GIVES WAY TO UNBELIEF · Unbelief dares to question the truthfulness of God’s promise itself. · Unbelief says, “This is a new thing and cannot be true.” · Unbelief says, “This is a sudden thing and cannot be true.”

DOUBT GIVES WAY TO UNBELIEF IF NOT GIVEN TO GOD, DOUBT GIVES WAY TO UNBELIEF · Unbelief says, “There is no way to accomplish this thing.” · Unbelief says, “There is only one way God can work.” · Unbelief says, “Even if God does something, it won’t be enough.”

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.