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"Do You Love

"Do You Love Me?"Me?"

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Up? Context:

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

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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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Up? For if he lays the

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?

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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