Monday 1 October 2018


WEDNESDAY- 26th  WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B
Gospel: Luke 9:57-62: I will follow you wherever you go.
I Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-8: It pleases the king, give me leave to go to the city of my ancestors and rebuild it.
The Great Cost of Discipleship, Lk 9:57-62
Many people want to follow Jesus Christ without knowing the great price of discipleship. True discipleship costs everything a person is and has.
1. A person must count the cost (v.57-58)
a. The man offered himself
b. Jesus offered no luxury, no materialism-only self-denial and sacrifice
2. A person must follow immediately (v.59-60)
a. Jesus invited the man
b. The man had divided attention
c. Jesus’ demand
          1) A sense of urgency
          2) Go now and preach
3. A person must not look back (v.61-62)
a. Another man offered himself
b. The man’s double allegiance
c. Jesus’ judgement: Looking back disqualifies a person
Thought: Every person who is called by Jesus Christ to “preach the gospel/Word of God” must take heed and respond immediately. The Lord’s call is to be the primary thrust of a person’s life.


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