1st quarter 2014 lesson 13 the cost of discipleship
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Dan Solis, Principal Contributor
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1 Disciples and Scripture 2 Discipling Through Metaphor 3 Discipleship and Prayer 4 Discipling Children
5 Discipling the Sick 6 Discipling the Ordinary 7 Jesus and the Social Outcasts 8 With the Rich and Famous
9 Discipling the Powerful 10 Discipling the Nations 11 Discipling Spiritual Leaders 12 Harvest and the Harvesters
13 The Cost of Discipleship
Discipleship Contents
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Discipleship Our Goal
We will look at discipleship asthe process by which we becomefollowers of Jesus and, as such,
better soul-winners.
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Discipleship Lesson 13, March 29
The Cost of
Discipleship
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The Cost of Discipleship Initial Words
Indeed, all who desire to live a godlylife in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12, ESV). [B]ecause Christ also
suffered for you, leaving you anexample, so that you might follow in
his steps(1 Pet. 2:21, ESV).
Whatever the cost of discipleship is,considering the ultimate reward, that
cost is cheap enough.
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The Cost of Discipleship Quick Look
1. Calculating the Cost (Luke 14:26)
2. Responding to the Cost(Luke 14:27)
3. Comparing the Cost(Luke 18:28-30)
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Luke 14:26 NKJV If anyone comesto Me and does nothate his father andmother, wife and
children, brothersand sistershe cannot beMy disciple.
The Cost of Discipleship 1. Calculating the Cost
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1. Calculating the CostFirst Priority
Hatred in this context may indicateloving less. Whenever family receives
precedence and Christ becomessecondary, Jesus relinquishes
lordship. Serving multiple masters isimpossible. Christ certainlysupported strong family
connections.
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1. Calculating the CostFirst Priority
Such connections, however, receivestrength from unshakable
foundations. That foundation meansloving God unreservedly, first and
foremost. God disallows every
barrier, interruption, or distraction.Discipleship exacts the supremeprice: undivided loyalty to Christ.
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Luke 14:27 NKJV
And whoever
does not bear hiscross and comeafter me cannotbe My disciple.
The Cost of Discipleship 2. Responding to the Cost
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2. Responding to the CostBearing Our Cross
Discipleship means accepting Christas Savior and Lord. Following Jesus
means that you are ready to undergothe same suffering that Christ did.Christ Himself has assigned him or
her a cross, without which theyabsolutely cannot become His
disciple.
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2. Responding to the CostBearing Our Cross
Conversion releases believers fromthe burdens of sin, not from theresponsibilities of discipleship.
By taking the name of Christ and bypublicly revealing that choice through
baptism, every believer must beaware that discipleship comes with
a cost.
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2. Responding to the CostDisciplined Response
The cost of discipleship involvesdiscipline. Every impulse, everyimagination, every ambition, andevery desire must be submitted
to Christ.Every possession, physical or invisible,
every talent and ability, andeverything of value must be under
Christs command.
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2. Responding to the CostDisciplined Response
What we dont surrender to Him can,and inevitably will, become an idol,with the potential to lead us astray.
Never must he allow his attention tobe diverted by amusements, luxuries,
or ease. All his habits and passionsmust be brought under the strictestdiscipline. The Acts of the Apostles 311.
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The Cost of Discipleship 3. Comparing the Cost
Luke 18:28-30 NKJV See we have left all and followedYou. So He said There is no onewho has left house or parents or
brothers or wife or children,
for the sake of the kingdom of God,who shall not receive many times inthis present time, and in the age to
come eternal life.
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3. Comparing the CostThe Rewards of Discipleship
The Rewards of discipleship maylikewise be measured throughcomparison with the costs.
Those costs may include emotionalsuffering, social rejection, physical
torture, financial deprivation,imprisonment, and death itself.
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3. Comparing the CostThe Rewards of Discipleship
The cost of following Jesus can behigh, perhaps the costliest thing thatanyone can do.
But one thing is sure: whatever wegain in this life, whatever we
accomplish, whatever we make forourselves, it is only temporary.It is something that will not last.
It will vanish and vanish forever.
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3. Comparing the CostThe Rewards of Discipleship
We have the promise, the hope, ofredemption, of a new life in a newworld, one without sin, suffering,
and death.At the same time, because we have
been given this hope, this promisewe seek to point others to the samehope, the same promise.
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The Cost of Discipleship Final Words
Thus, we ask, Where are thereapers?
Where are those willing to comealongside Christ and share the risks?Will you accept Gods invitation not
to only be a disciple but to makedisciples, regardless of the cost to
yourself?