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Bound for Glory
Welcome (Sam Garcia)
Scripture Reading (Matthew 10:34-11:1)
Prayer of Praise (God is wise), Sue Collins
Defender
I Stand Amazed
Prayer of Confession (Worldliness), Ronnie Evans
His Mercy Is More
PBC Catechism #42
Pastoral Prayer (Mike Lindell)
SERMON
Thank church for kindness to Holly, patience with me
Turn to Matthew 10:34
In Matthew 10 Jesus has been preparing His disciples to go out on their own on a short-term mission trip
He began with specific instructions for the mission trip (Sterling)
Then addressed the persecution they would eventually face (Luke)
Then encouraged them not to be afraid (Peter)
Now He concludes with some general comments about following Jesus
He answers two questions: How much is this going to cost?
Is it really worth it?
Big Idea: Following Jesus costs more than you would ever want to think, but it’s worth more than you could ever dare to dream.
1) The Enormous COST of Following Jesus
Not a Christian: No desire to trick you with a bait and switch
Christian: would it help you to know that the hardships you’re facing are part of the cost that Jesus said all His followers must pay?
vv.
34-38 gives us 3 ENORMOUS COSTS followers of Jesus must pay:
A) It will cost your PEACE
10:34—“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth.
I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
Strange… isn’t Jesus the “Prince of Peace?” Doesn’t He bring “peace on earth, goodwill towards men?”
John 14:27—“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
Yes, Jesus brings peace.
But the peace He gives is different.
It’s a peace that starts on the inside and works it’s way out.
But we will not experience the fullness of that peace until Jesus returns.
In fact, following Jesus often leads to conflict and chaos in the short-term before it leads to peace and rest
When my kids clean their rooms… “What happened in here?!?!” It gets worse before it gets better!
Following Jesus often leads to conflict
Christian parents with rebellious teenagers
Parents/grandparents with adult children who don’t share your beliefs
Employees with employers who ask you to celebrate what the Bible calls sin
A Christian wife with an unbelieving husband
The messy conflict and chaos of helping a struggling sinner follow Jesus
The church faithful to exercise church discipline
If you think following Jesus is a comfortable life, you’ve not been paying attention.
Throughout the NT and church history, followers of Jesus are often embroiled in conflict and chaos.
If your life is relatively peaceful and empty of conflict, it could be that you’re hiding your light under a bushel.
Or that you don’t know Jesus at all.
Are you willing to give up your peace and quiet if that’s what it costs to follow Jesus?
How much does it cost to follow Jesus?
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