Getting Our Priorities Right!

SUBJECT: The Cost of Discipleship

TEXT: Luke 14:25-35

THEME: GETTING OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT

TITLE: Give It Up!

INTROD.: An Overview of the Church setting

PROP.: If we are to become ture disciples of Jesus

Christ, then we need to get our priorities

right

TRANS.

SENT.: By examining the following concepts

[expressed and/or implied] in the text, we

will see, that if we are to become true

disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, we need

to get our priorities right.

I. THE CONCEPT OF LOVE [V.30] - PASSION

A. Family Love - "Storge"

B. Romantic Love - "Eros"

C. To Love Life - "Philo"

D. To Love God, to Love Brother/Sister - "Agape"

II. THE CONCEPT OF TOTAL COMMITMENT[vv.27,33] -

PROMISE

A. Self denial

B. Complete dedication

C. Willing Obedience

III. THE CONCEPT OF COST [VV. 28-32] - PRICE

A. At personal level,28

B. At national level,31-32

IV. THE CONCEPT OF IDENTITY [VV. 34-35] - PUBLICITY

A. The Mark of Distinction,34

B. The Mark of Recognition,35

V. CONCLUSION

A. Summary

B. Invitation to the disciples to get priorities

right

C. Challenge the unsaved