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Pastor Gearl Spicer, May 18th, 2025
Part of the Anchored in Hope series, preached at a Sunday Online service
Luke 14:25-35
25 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Salt Without Taste Is Worthless
34 “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Sermon Notes
*We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. Colossians 1:28
Alignment—Position and put in motion all the elements necessary for success in helping Christians to live as fully devoted followers-
Underlying insights: __SURRENDER_______________ is essential
__DELIBERATE_____________ and __INTENTIONAL___________ actions are required
__PROCEED____________ in ___SIMPLICITY_____________ yet anticipate profound impact
___BEING_________ versus ___DOING___________ aligns our hearts with Jesus
*Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in me. John 15:4
*My father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. John 15:9
*These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. John 15:11
Abiding—-allows us to align our priorities and plans with His _PURPOSE___________ and ___POWER____________.
Pursuing a bold initiative—-
Luke 14:25-35
Unquestionable _OBEDIENCE__________vs.26
*The priority of any disciple is to obey above any other obligation—
II. Personal _RESPONSIBILITY_____________-vs.27
*The cross is the definer of the heart—
III. Reconcile the COSTS___________ vs.28
*The balance sheet of obedience and opportunity are reconciled—
IV. Contemplate the _CHALLENGES____________ vs.29-30
*Failure is likely if fear or inconsistency are allowed—
V. Prioritize your _RELATIONSHIP___________ with ___JESUS__________ -vs.31-35
*Identify in Jesus not possessions and elevate your listening skills-
The choice is ours—will we align with Him to accomplish His bold plans?