D-T-R D EFINE THE R ELATIONSHIP

T HE C OST OF B EING A D ISCIPLE L UKE 9:23-27

23 T HEN H E SAID TO [ THEM ] ALL, “I F ANYONE WANTS TO COME WITH M E, HE MUST DENY HIMSELF, TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, AND FOLLOW M E. 24 F OR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT, BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF M E WILL SAVE IT. Luke 9:23-24

25 W HAT IS A MAN BENEFITED IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD, YET LOSES OR FORFEITS HIMSELF ? 26 F OR WHOEVER IS ASHAMED OF M E AND M Y WORDS, THE S ON OF M AN WILL BE ASHAMED OF HIM WHEN H E COMES IN H IS GLORY AND THAT OF THE F ATHER AND THE HOLY ANGELS. Luke 9:25-26

27 I TELL YOU THE TRUTH : THERE ARE SOME STANDING HERE WHO WILL NOT TASTE DEATH UNTIL THEY SEE THE KINGDOM OF G OD.” Luke 9:27

W HAT HAS FOLLOWING J ESUS COST YOU ?

A DISCIPLE PUTS G OD ’ S WILL FIRST A DISCIPLE MUST DENY HIMSELF. M AN ' S TENDENCY IS TO INDULGE HIMSELF. T HE BELIEVER IS TO DENY HIMSELF BY SUBMISSION TO THE THINGS OF G OD.

A DISCIPLE TAKES UP THE CROSS OF C HRIST T HE CROSS DOES NOT MEAN MERELY BEARING ONE ' S PARTICULAR HARDSHIP IN LIFE T HERE IS A DOUBLE MEANING IN " TAKE UP THEIR CROSS." – I T MEANS TO FOLLOW J ESUS TO THE DEATH IF NECESSARY. – I T ALSO MEANS TO DIE TO SELFISH DESIRES AND AMBITIONS

A DISCIPLE TAKES UP THE CROSS OF C HRIST T HE CROSS DOES NOT MEAN MERELY BEARING ONE ' S PARTICULAR HARDSHIP IN LIFE T HERE IS A DOUBLE MEANING IN " TAKE UP THEIR CROSS." D YING TO SELF : – M EANS BEING DEAD TO SIN – M EANS ALIVE TO G OD – M EANS SUBMISSION TO G OD

A DISCIPLE TAKES UP THE CROSS OF C HRIST T HE CROSS DOES NOT MEAN MERELY BEARING ONE ' S PARTICULAR HARDSHIP IN LIFE T HERE IS A DOUBLE MEANING IN " TAKE UP THEIR CROSS." D YING TO SELF. T HIS IS NOT A ONCE - FOR - ALL DEAL.

A DISCIPLE MUST FOLLOW J ESUS M AN ' S TENDENCY IS TO FOLLOW SOMEONE ELSE AND TO GIVE ONE ' S FIRST ALLEGIANCE TO SOMETHING ELSE. F OLLOWING J ESUS MUST BE CONTINUAL. F OLLOWING J ESUS DOESN ' T MEAN WALKING BEHIND HIM, BUT TAKING THE SAME ROAD OF SELF - DENIAL AND SELF - SACRIFICE. J ESUS IS CALLING YOU TODAY TO FOLLOW.