1. Following Jesus

2. We want Jesus as SAVIOR,
but not as LORD.

3. Luke 14:25-33

4. Disciple - noun di-ˈsī-pəl
A follower and student of a
mentor, teacher, or other
figure. One who accepts and
assists in spreading the
doctrines of another.
A pupil; A follower.

5. To be a true disciple; to
FOLLOW JESUS you have
to…
Love people, but love Jesus
MORE.
Luke 14:26

6. Whoever loves father or mother
more than me is not worthy of
me, and whoever loves son or
daughter more than me is not
worthy of me. And whoever does
not take his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me. Whoever
finds his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life for my
sake will find it.
- Matthew 10:37-39 (ESV)

7. Our relationship with Jesus
is to be the priority in our
lives and be far above any
other relationship.

8. Who or what do you love more
than Jesus?

9. If you don’t love everything
and everyone else less than
you love Christ then he said
you cannot be his disciple.

10. “Jesus of Nazareth always comes
asking disciples to follow him--not
merely "accept him," not merely "believe
in him," not merely "worship him," but to
follow him: one either follows Christ, or
one does not. There is no
compartmentalization of the faith, no
realm, no sphere, no business, no politic
in which the lordship of Christ will be
excluded. We either make him Lord of
all lords, or we deny him as Lord of any.”
― Lee Camp, “Mere Discipleship”

11. To be a true disciple; to
FOLLOW JESUS you have
to…
Carry Your Cross
Luke 14:27

12. Such grace is costly because
it calls us to follow, and it is
grace because it calls us to
follow Jesus Christ. It is costly
because it costs a man his life,
and it is grace because it gives
a man the only true life.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “The
Cost of Discipleship”

13. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord,
Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but the one who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven. On that day
many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we
not prophesy in your name, and cast out
demons in your name, and do many
mighty works in your name?’ And then
will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you;
depart from me, you workers of
lawlessness.’
- Matthew 7:21-23 (ESV)

14. To be a true disciple; to
FOLLOW JESUS you have
to…
Renounce Everything and
Die to Self
Luke 14:33

15. Whoever loves his life loses it,
and whoever hates his life in
this world will keep it for
eternal life. If anyone serves
me, he must follow me; and
where I am, there will my
servant be also. If anyone
serves me, the Father will
honor him.
- John 12:25 (ESV)

16. Is Jesus both Lord and Savior
in your life?
Will you LOVE JESUS
MORE?
Will you CARRY YOUR
CROSS?
Will you LOSE YOUR LIFE?