“The Price of Discipleship” – Part II

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“The Price of Discipleship” – Part II

February 9, 2025

Series: Becoming, Being, and Building Disciples

Topic: blessed, confession, Faithfulness, Jesus, Joy, Savior, Son of Man, The Holy Spirit, The Lord's Benefits

Book: daniel, Luke

Reverend Kirkpatrick Tyler

Scripture: Luke 14:25-27, Daniel 3:26-29

Scriptural Reading

Daniel 3:26-29 (New International Version)

²⁶Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”

So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, ²⁷and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. ²⁹Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

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Sermonic Text

Luke 14:25-27 (New International Version)

The Cost of Being a Disciple

²⁵Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: ²⁶“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. ²⁷And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

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