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WELCOME to His Life Ministries,

where imperfect people are

perfectly welcome.

Our Vision is to

Glorify God and Make Disciples

through MANY SITES

yet ONE Church Family.


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LUKE 14:25-35

The Cost of Being a Disciple25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and

turning to them he said:

26If anyone comes to me and does not hatefather and mother, wife and children, brothers

and sistersyes, even their own lifesuch a

person cannot be my disciple.27And whoever does not carry their cross and

follow me cannot be my disciple.
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LUKE 14:25-35

28Suppose one of you wants to build a tower.Wont you first sit down and estimate the cost

to see if you have enough money to complete

it?

29For if you lay the foundation and are not able

to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule

you,

30saying, This person began to build and wasnt

able to finish.


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LUKE 14:25-35

31Or suppose a king is about to go to war

against another king. Wont he first sit down

and consider whether he is able with ten

thousand men to oppose the one coming

against him with twenty thousand?

32If he is not able, he will send a delegation

while the other is still a long way off and will

ask for terms of peace.

33In the same way, those of you who do not

give up everything you have cannot be

my disciples.


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LUKE 14:25-35

34Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how

can it be made salty again?

35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manurepile; it is thrown out. Whoever has ears to

hear, let them hear.
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The Multitudes: FALSE

Expectancy (Luke 14:25-35)

When Jesus left the Pharisees house,

great crowds followed Him, but Hewas not impressed by their

enthusiasm. He knew that most of

those in the crowd were not the least

bit interested in spiritual things.


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Some wanted only to see miracles,

others heard that He fed the hungry,

and a few hoped He would overthrowRome and establish Davids

promised kingdom.

They were expecting the wrong things.

Jesus turned to the multitude and

preached a sermon that

deliberately thinned out the ranks.


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He made it clear that, when it comes

to personal discipleship, He is more

interested in quality thanquantity [not a CROWD].

In the matter of saving lost souls,He wants His house to be filled

(Luke 14:23); but in the matter of

personal discipleship, He wants onlythose who are willing

to pay the price.


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Jesus SEEMS to make adistinction between salvation and

discipleship.

(1) Salvation is open to all who will

come by faith, while discipleship isfor believers willing to pay a price.

(2) Salvation means coming to thecross and trusting Jesus Christ,

while discipleship means carrying

the cross & following Jesus Christ.


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Jesus wants as many sinners saved

as possible (that My house may be

filled), but He cautions us not to takediscipleship lightly; and in the three

parables He gave, He made it clear

that there is

a price to pay.


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IF YOU WILL

NOT COUNTTHE COSTYOU

WILL COAST


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To begin with, we must love Christ

supremely, even more than welove our own flesh and blood

(Luke 14:26-27).


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The word hate does not suggestpositive antagonism but rather

to love less (see Genesis 29:30-31;

Malachi 1:2-3; and Matthew 10:37).

Our love for Christ must be so strong

that all other love is like hatred in

comparison.


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What does it mean to carry the

cross? It means daily

identification with Christ inshame, suffering, and

surrenderto Gods will.It means death to self, to our own

plans and ambitions, and a

willingness to serve Him as He

directs (John 12:23-28).


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Jesus gave three parables to explain

why He makes such costly demands

on His followers:

(1) the man building a tower,

(2) the king fighting a war,

(3) and, the salt losingits flavor.


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The usual interpretation is that

believers are represented by the

man building the tower and the king

fighting the war, and we had better

count the cost before we start, lest

we start and not be able to finish.


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But I [warren wiersbee notes] agree with

Campbell Morgan that the builderand the king

represent NOT the believer but

Jesus.

He is the One who must

countthe cost,

to see whether we are the kind ofmaterial He can use to build the

church and battle the enemy.


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Regarding discipleship:

He wants no falseexpectancy,

no illusions, no bargains.

He wants to use us as stones for

building His church, soldiers forbattling His enemies, and salt for

bettering His

world; and He is looking for quality.


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YOU MUST forsake all for Him, bear

shame and reproach for Him, and

let your love for

Him control you.


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The Battleship and the Lighthouse

In the darkest part of the night, a ships captain

cautiously piloted his warship through thefog-shrouded waters. With straining eyes he

scanned the hazy darkness, searching for

dangers lurking just out of sight. His worst fears

were realized when he saw a bright lightstraight ahead. It appeared to be a vessel on a

collision course with his ship.

To avert disaster he quickly radioed the oncoming

vessel. This is Captain Jeremiah Smith, his

voiced crackled over the radio. Please alter

your course ten degrees south! Over.


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To the captains amazement, the foggy image did

not move. Instead, he heard back on the radio,

Captain Smith. This is Private Thomas

Johnson. Please alter your courseten degrees north! Over.

Appalled at the audacity of the message, the

captain shouted back over the radio, Private

Johnson, this is Captain Smith, and I order you

to immediately alter your course ten degrees

south! Over.


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A second time the oncoming light did not budge.

With all due respect, Captain Smith, came the

privates voice again, I order you to alter your

course immediately ten degrees north! Over.Angered and frustrated that this impudent sailor

would endanger the lives of his men and crew,

the captain growled back over the radio,

Private Johnson. I can have you court-

martialed for this! For the last time, I command

you on the authority of the United States

government to alter your course ten degrees to

the south! I am a battleship!


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The privates final transmission was chilling:

Captain Smith, sir. Once again with all due

respect, I command you to alter your course ten

degrees to the north! I am a lighthouse!

Many of us in todays world have little respect for

authority. We operate as if rules can be (or

should be) changed to fit our personal needs

and desires.


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Commercials egg us on:

Have it your way. In reality, we cant always have

it our way. We have to conform our lives to a

higher truth, a higher authoritythe Word ofGod.

Gods truth is like a lighthouse. Its not going to

change to accommodate us. We are the ones

who must change to conform our lives to what

God wants for us.


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Jesus is also like a lighthouse. The Bible teaches

that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and

today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). He will

always be there for us. He is absolutelydependable. We Christians must conform our

lives to his will for us. If he tells us to alter our

courses, we have no choice but to obey. Thats

what being a disciple is all about.


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MAIN IDEA:

The Clarity of the Costof Discipleship


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Discipleship demands constant

reference to the plan.

A man that lives as he likes, by

impulse, by inclination, or ignobly

yielding to the pressure ofcircumstances and saying, I could

not help myself, I was carried away

by the flood, or Everybody round

about me is doing it, and I could not

be singularwill never build

anything worth living in.


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It will be a born ruinif I may so

say. There must be continual

reference to the plan.- COPIED


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Question:WHAT'S THE PLAN?

Answer:A commitment to the VISION

of MAKING DISCIPLES.


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IF YOU WERE TO BUILD,

what kind of materials wouldyou use?

IF YOU WERE TO GO TO

WAR, what kind of soldierswould you want?


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Campbell Morgan on the BUILDER andK ING on LUKE 14

... the builder and the king represent

NOT the believer but Jesus Christ.

He is the One who must

count the cost to see whether we

are the kind of material He can use to

build the church andbattle the enemy.


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He cannot get the job done with

halfhearted followers who will

not pay the price.

>>ONLY A DIEHARD CAN DO

MIGHTY EXPLOITS


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Well He needs you and me!

THE KING is recruiting KINGSMEN!

THE BUILDER is calling WOMEN who

understand their DESTINIES!


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NOW ... LIKE JESUS, we must also

LOOK FOR PEOPLE ...

who are disciples!

PEOPLE who are totally committed.

Thats counting the COST before

LAUNCHING A CHURCH;

STARTING A LIFEGROUP;

HAVING A PROJECT to do.


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A BUILDER counts the COST ... do we

want to BUILD THE PHILIPPINES?

LETS COUNT THE COST // A KING counts the COSTbefore going to WAR -- HE WANTS COMMITTED TRUE

BLUE DISCIPLES!

As we have DISCIPLES, we will have a DISCIPLINED

PHILIPPINES ...]


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A Koreans Message for the Filipinos18 July 2008 written by JaeyounKim

(PART 1)

Filipinos always complain about the corruption in the

Philippines. Do you really think the corruption is the problem

of the Philippines? I do not think so. I strongly believe that

the problem is the lack of love for the Philippines.


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Koreans used to talk about the Philippines, for Filipinos

were very rich in Asia. We envy Filipinos. Koreans really

wanted to be well off like Filipinos. Many Koreans died offamine. My father and brother also died because of famine.

Korean government was very corrupt and is still very

corrupt beyond your imagination, but Korea was able to

develop dramatically because Koreans really did their best

for the common good with their heart burning withpatriotism.


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40 Years ago President Park took over the government to

reform Korea. He tried to borrow money from other

countries, but it was not possible to get a loan and attract a

foreign investment because the economic situation of SouthKorea was so bad. Korea had only three factories. So,

President Park sent many mine workers and nurses to

Germany so that they could send money to Korea to build a

factory. They had to go through horrible experience.


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In 1964, President Park visited Germany to borrow money.

Hundred of Koreans in Germany came to the airport to

welcome him and cried there as they saw the President

Park. They asked to him, President, when can we be welloff? That was the only question everyone asked to him.

President Park cried with them and promised them that

Korea would be well off if everyone works hard for Korea,

and the President of Germany got the strong impression on

them and lent money to Korea. So, President Park was ableto build many factories in Korea . He always asked Koreans

to love their country from their heart.


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As we begin an ENDEAVOR SO BIG,

I do believe you WILL also beCOUNTING THE COST FIRST!

FOR EXAMPLE:

Would you like to have a

COMMITTED TRAINED PILOT

manning the PLANE for a FAMILY

VACATION?


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WOULD YOU like to have a

DEDICATED and EXCELLENT

DOCTOR to operateon a friend who has a serious

decease or a ROOKIE Doctor?


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COST OF DISCIPLESHIP, someone

wrote: it's just my realization thatdiscipleship is not easy or hard but its

impossible...

only by the Grace of God can

it happen ...

THIS IS A GREAT DISCOVERY:

"DISCIPLESHIP IS BY GRACE still".


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WHEN WE SURRENDER, THINGS

BECOMES EFFORTLESS ...then we allow JESUS TO

TAKE CONTROL.


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WELCOME to His Life Ministries,

where imperfect people are

perfectly welcome.

Our Vision is to

Glorify God and Make Disciplesthrough MANY SITES

yet ONE Church Family.

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