Sermon Notes
What are You Willing to Lose?
Luke 14:25-33

But,

do you know who lives like that?

Reveal Answer

you? - David Platt

What, if anything, has following Jesus

you?

To truly follow Jesus Christ, we must

the cost and put Him above everything else.

It is possible to follow Christ

. (V 25, Phil. 1:6, 3:12, Matt 7:23, Titus 1:16)

We measure success by

.

To follow Christ truly, we must consider the

. (V 26-27, 28-32, 33, 24-25)

Jesus spells out three costs:

(1). WE MUST

OUR FAMILIES AND OURSELVES (14:26).

We do not put family or a family member where

should be. (Ps. 37:4, Ps. 16:11)

(2) WE MUST

OUR OWN CROSS (14:27, Rom. 12:14, 1 Peter 4:19).

“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

(3). WE MUST

UP ALL OUR POSSESSIONS (14:33, Luke 16:13, 1 Cor. 6:19-20).

WE MUST CONSIDER THE COST OF

FOLLOWING CHRIST.

Lastly, To follow Christ truly, we must put Him

everything else in life.