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*Are you a “Salty” Christian*
*Luke 14:25-35*
v The word apprentice is the modern word for disciple
Ø Defines as…
§ One who attached themselves to a teacher in order to learn a trade or a subject
· This style of learning has died out in the 20th and 21st centuries
v However…
Ø Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice”
§ Driven People
§ Focused Individuals
§ Willing to give up anything and everything to be Trump’s apprentice
· These men and women have counted the cost of success and are willing to pay it
¨ Because to live in Trump’s world
Ø You have to eat, sleep and breath business
v That is exactly what Jesus wants…
Ø Apprentices
§ He wants people that are willing to sacrifice
§ He wants people who are driven and focused on the Kingdom of God
§ He wants people who are willing to eat, sleep and breath Christianity
§ He wants people who are willing to count the cost of Discipleship
*READ 14:25-27*
*The Cost*
v Here Jesus is traveling to Jerusalem and he has large crowds following him
Ø And he does something quite unorthodox
§ He discourages people from following him
· In effect…
¨ He builds a wall
· He does not motivate the crowd to stay with him…
¨ But actually encourages them not to
Ø Usually when something or someone is gaining popularity or momentum
§ You do nothing to impede the growth
· But that is not what Jesus does
¨ Here he stops and challenges his followers with hard words
Ø Not the first time he has done this
§ Over and over again he was invited to prestigious home
· Over and over again he challenges the guests and hosts with difficult teachings of truth
§ Over and Over again he was asked to teach in the synagogues
· Over and over again he chose the harder teachings of truth
§ Over and Over again he spoke to thousands from hilltops and slopes
· Over and Over again he told his hearers…
¨ *The Christian life is tougher than you think*
Ø Adultery is not committing the act…
§ It is even lusting about it
Ø Killing is not pushing the knife into somebody…
§ It is slandering their character
Ø Love is not only to be given to your friend…
§ But to your enemy as well
Ø When you are hurt, don’t retaliate…
§ But offer the other cheek as well
Ø Not only do good deeds…
§ But don’t take credit for them either
Ø When someone asks you to carry something for one mile…
§ Go two!
Ø Jesus challenged his hearers again and again in every aspect of life…
§ In Prayer
§ In Fasting
§ In Worrying
§ In Giving
§ In Judging
· Each time saying in effect…
¨ *The Christian life requires more than you think*
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v And so finally here Jesus stops, turns to the crowd and says…
v You had better really think about whether or not you want to follow me because…
Ø I demand to be #1
Ø That’s the
§ Relationship Cost
· That’s what Jesus meant by “hating” mother, brother, wife, children, etc
· No other relationship is to be ahead of me
¨ In fact, in comparison to the love you have for me…
Ø All other relationships will seem like hate
· Re-prioritizing your life
v You had better really think about whether or not you want to follow me because…
Ø I demand total sacrifice
Ø That’s the
§ Sacrificial Cost
· That’s what “taking up your cross and following Jesus” means
¨ A willingness to give up everything for the sake of Christ
· When we sang “Take my Life and Let it Be” a few moments ago
¨ Do we really mean it?
Ø We sing for the Lord to…
§ Take my hands
§ Take my voice
§ Take my silver and Gold
§ Take my will
§ Take my love…
· Do we really mean it?
Ø We sang…
§ “Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord to thee”
· Do we really mean it?
¨ Because sometimes discipleship means giving your life!
In the 17th century Margaret Wilson, a Scottish girl of eighteen, was sentenced to death because she would not swear loyalty to the King of England and revoke her commitment to Christ.
She was taken down to the beach and tied to a stake at the waterline and low tide.
The water slowly covered her while she engaged in prayer.
As the water began covering her head, they pulled her up till she recovered the power of speech, and was asked to recant her faith and swear to the King or be returned to the water.
Young Margaret Wilson firmly replied, “I will not; I am one of Christ’s children!
Let me go.”
Upon which she was re-staked and drowned.
Ø There are thousands, Millions of those “Margaret Wilsons” in Christian hostory
§ People that were willing to give up everything, up to and including their lives
v But the fact of the matter is…
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