Counting the Cost

Counting the Cost
Luke 14:28-32
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Count the Cost of Discipleship
What are we Buying?
A Relationship with Jesus
– Philippians 3:8
What are we Buying?
Forgiveness of Sins
– Matthew 26:28
What are we Buying?
Freedom from Sin
– Romans 7:15-25
What are we Buying?
Eternal Life in Heaven
– 1 Peter 1:3-5
…. I Count them as rubbish …
What are we Buying?
A Relationship with Jesus
Forgiveness of Sins
Freedom from Sin
Eternal Life in Heaven

How much does it cost?
Matthew 13:44-45
How much does it cost?
Our pride – Matthew 5:3
Our love of self – Gal 2:20
Fleshly desires – Gal 5:24
Our resources – 1 Tim 6:17-19
Our friends – 1 Peter 4:4
Our families – Matt 10:35-37
How much does it cost?
Personal goals- Phil 3:3-7
Our prejudices – Gal 3:28-29
Our priorities – Matt 6:33
Our leisure – Heb 4:8-11
Our independence – Heb 10:24
Our privacy – James 5:16
What is the cost of not buying?
Keep all your money
Do whatever you want
Party with your friends
Get angry whenever you want
Be your own boss
Then what ? …
Luke 16:19-31 ….
– For a few years, you may live on top of the world
– For eternity, the cost is overwhelming
Count the Cost
Matthew 16:24-26