To truly calculate the cost, you must consider both the cost of action and the cost of inaction not only for the near term but in the long term. Jesus calls us to a decision. Choose wisely.

2. Luke 14:25-27
Now great crowds accompanied him, and
he turned and said to them, “If anyone
comes to me and does not hate his own
father and mother and wife and children
and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his
own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own cross and
come after me cannot be my disciple.
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3. Luke 14:28-30
For which of you, desiring to build a tower,
does not first sit down and count the cost,
whether he has enough to complete it?
Otherwise, when he has laid the
foundation and is not able to finish, all who
see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man
began to build and was not able to finish.’
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4. Luke 14:31-32
Or what king, going out to encounter
another king in war, will not sit down first
and deliberate whether he is able with ten
thousand to meet him who comes against
him with twenty thousand? And if not,
while the other is yet a great way off, he
sends a delegation and asks for terms of
peace.
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5. Luke 14:33-35
So therefore, any one of you who does not
renounce all that he has cannot be my
disciple. “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its
taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It
is of no use either for the soil or for the
manure pile. It is thrown away. He who
has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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7. You must consider both
the cost of ACTION and
the cost of INACTION, not
only for the NEAR term
but in the LONG term.

8. You must consider both
the cost of ACTION and
the cost of INACTION, not
only for the NEAR term
but in the LONG term.
Jesus will THIN out the crowd by telling them
to calculate the COST of following Him.

9. You must consider both
the cost of ACTION and
the cost of INACTION, not
only for the NEAR term
but in the LONG term.
Jesus will THIN out the crowd by telling them
to calculate the COST of following Him.
“Hate” is FIGURATIVE language highlighting
the principle of PRECEDENCE.

10. The cross has both a
FIGURATIVE and a LITERAL
meaning, we must be willing to
DIE to ourselves even to the
point of DYING for Him.

11. The cross has both a
FIGURATIVE and a LITERAL
meaning, we must be willing to
DIE to ourselves even to the
point of DYING for Him.
The second parable may present the contrast,
count the cost of NOT COMING to terms of
peace with God.

12. The cross has both a
FIGURATIVE and a LITERAL
meaning, we must be willing to
DIE to ourselves even to the
point of DYING for Him.
The second parable may present the contrast,
count the cost of NOT COMING to terms of
peace with God.
Those DISPOSED to OPPOSE God’s will should
count the cost of doing so…

13. The point of renouncing
all is not that you cannot
have ANYTHING, but that
you view EVERYTHING as
now belonging to Him.

14. The point of renouncing
all is not that you cannot
have ANYTHING, but that
you view EVERYTHING as
now belonging to Him.
The metaphor of salt is a WARNING against
LOSING the qualities of a disciple.

15. The point of renouncing
all is not that you cannot
have ANYTHING, but that
you view EVERYTHING as
now belonging to Him.
The metaphor of salt is a WARNING against
LOSING the qualities of a disciple.
Jesus calls us to a DECISION. Choose WISELY.

16. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on the qualities of a disciple
( ) Identify if I am putting Jesus first
( ) Surrender and submit myself to Jesus
( ) Meditate on Luke 14:25-35
( ) Other________________________