3. Luke 14:25-33

4. Matthew 26:26-29 (NKJV) 26  And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." 27  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28  For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29  But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

6. Luke 14:25-33

7. Luke 14:25-33 (NKJV) 25 Now great multitudes went with Him
Luke 14:25-33 (NKJV) 25  Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26  "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

8. Hate UNLESS … Define: Hate means “to love less” (Matt. 10:37)
Love for the Lord is to so far exceed all others
“Hate” (present tense) indicates continuous attitude/action
Hate Your Parents
Relationship with the Lord closer than with parents
Breaking with parents’ religion (Matt. 10:34-36)
Hate Your Wife and Children
Relationship with the Lord closer than with wife & kids
Breaking unscriptural marriages (Matt. 19:9; 1 Cor. 6:9-11)
Hate Your Own Life
Love for self and for life must never surpass love for Christ
If you do not, you cannot be (pres tense, continual) His disciple!

9. Luke 14:25-33 (NKJV) 27  And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it  lest, after he has laid the 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 to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32  Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33  So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

10. UNLESS …
Cross
Define: A vivid description of any suffering, hardship, sacrifice or difficulty that comes with becoming and being a disciple
Carry Your Cross
“Carry” (present tense) indicates continuous attitude/action
Carry/Bear the hardships and sacrifices of being a Christian!
Persecution (Matt. 5:10-12)
Ridicule (1 Pet. 4:1-4)
Lose friendships (Matt. 26:50)
Lose family (Matt. 10:34-37)
Lose job (Eph. 4:25-29)
If you do not, you cannot be (pres tense, continual) His disciple!

11. UNLESS …
Renounce
Define: “To say good-bye, willingly give up what one possesses”
Abandon a life of “things” by yielding the right of ownership
“Renounce” (pres tense) indicates continuous attitude/action
Renounce All That You Have
Must never come close to dethroning Christ (1 John 2:15-17)
Must recognize that all things belong to Him (Psa. 24:1)
Must recognize that all we are belongs to Him (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
Must be ready + willing to relinquish any/all for Him (Lk. 5:28)
Must not lay up treasures on earth (Matt. 6:19-21)
Life here (and everything in it) is short, temporary & uncertain.
Eternity is forever and ever!
If you do not, you cannot be (pres tense, continual) His disciple!

12. You… UNTIL Believe that Jesus is God’s Son – John 20:31
Repent from your sins – 2 Peter 3:9
Confess your faith in Jesus – Romans 10:9-10
Be immersed into Christ – Romans 6:3-4
Then, God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38
God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47
God will write your name in heaven – Heb. 12:23
Then, live as a true, sacrificial disciple – Luke 14:25-33