MONDAY- 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -B
Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22: Follow me.
I Reading: Amos 2:6-10. 13-16: They trample on the heads of the ordinary people.
Jesus Attracts People: The Cost of True Discipleship, 8:18-22
Jesus
attracts people by his exemplary life. Many wanted to follow Jesus so he taught
the cost of true discipleship.
1. The crowd was attracted (v.18)
2. The scholar was attracted (v.19)
a.
He
willed to follow
b.
He
was determined
c.
Jesus
demanded more
1)
Must
accept Him as the Son of God
2)
Personal
poverty
3)
Must
abandon all
3. The average disciple was attracted
(v.21-22)
a.
He
hesitated
b.
He
had divided attention
c.
Jesus
demanded more
1)
Immediate
loyalty
2)
A
sense of urgency
Thought: Many are committed, but their commitments are self-commitments not Christ
commitment.
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