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  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    Costly Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 18, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,844 views

    Equating the conditions of salvation with the conditions of discipleship is a sure path to confusion. This sermon explains Christ’s demands of costly commitment to be his disciple, experience his greatest blessings and be rewarded in heaven.

    Costly Discipleship Sermon 4 in the series, “Free Grace in Focus – A Biblical Answer to Lordship Salvation” Chuck Sligh / September 4, 2010 TEXT: John 8:31 – “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.” INTRODUCTION Illus. – A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of Costly Discipleship: Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 9, 2011
     | 6,574 views

    Assessing the cost of discipleship come through stories of 1) Construction Discipleship (Luke 14:28–30) 2) Conflict Discipleship (Luke 14:31–32) and 3) Chattel Discipleship (Luke 14:33)

    Canada’s first war in more than half a century ended at 11:18 a.m. local time Thursday at a spot about 300 metres away from where the first Canadian combat troops set foot in Kandahar on Jan. 19, 2002. Canadian troops--about 35,000 men and women have deployed to Afghanistan since late 2001--have ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Cost Of Discipleship: Following The Way Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 16, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,747 views

    The cost of being a disciple and what it means to Follow The Way of The Cross. May each of us willing follow the way of the cross.

    As we continue in our series on dynamic disciples or dynamic discipleship, this month our focus has been on the cost of being a disciple. This morning we are going to consider together what it means to follow the way of the Cross. What is the way of the cross? The way of the cross is following ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Deep Pockets Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    Some of you are in a prison of sorts and you want to know why you’re there? Cause you’re robbing God. You’re not giving Him 10%. The final thing God says here is “test me in this.” Today I’m asking you to test God for the next 4 weeks…starting today.

    “Deep Pockets” Malachi 3:7-10 The first job I had I got when I was about 12 or 113 years of age. In the town where I grew up we had a local mission and the helped families in the area with a variety of needs. They gave away food and clothing to needy families and they also provided ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Talking Tough

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 1, 2016
     | 3,748 views

    Let’s examine Luke 14:25-33 and the cost of being a disciple.

    Intro If church size is more important than faithfulness to Jesus, then here are 5 ways to build a mega church. 1) Promise that obedience to Jesus will improve your worldly stature. 2) Promise that people will not have to carry their own cross, because Jesus did. 3) Tell them not to use their ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Costly Grace

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 196 ratings
     | 18,194 views

    A sermon for the 15 Sunday after Pentecost Proper 17 A sermon about Jesus telling Peter to get behind me Satan

    15th Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 16:21-28 "Costly Grace’’   Today’s gospel lesson follows on the heels of last week’s lesson were we saw Peter make his confession. Remember last week, Peter was the hero of our lesson because he confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the son of the living God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Doug Lyon avatar

    The Cost Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 151 ratings
     | 12,854 views

    Three reasons why following Jesus Christ is costly.

    Luke 9:57-62 The Cost of Discipleship INTRODUCTION In the middle of the first century BC, Julius Caesar landed on the shores of Britain with his Roman legions. He took a bold and decisive step to ensure the success of his military campaign. He ordered his men to march to the edge of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Costly Actions

    Contributed by Chad Ballard on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,412 views

    Actions that lead to the denial of the Lord.

    Costly Actions Matthew 26:31-35, 57-75 Chad H. Ballard Introduction Language is such an important thing. It is how we communicate. It’s how we get our thoughts and ideas through to others. And if you’ve ever tried to talk to people who speak another language, you know how difficult it is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Costly Worship Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 17, 2016
     | 10,644 views

    If you want to truly worship God, obey without delay, give without limits, and receive without fail.

    Dad was driving his family home from church one Sunday when he heard his 16-year-old son saying, “The sermon was boring today.” His sister chimed in. “Yea, could you believe how the pastor stumbled over the reading of the Scripture?” she said. Mother replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Dangerous Discipleship

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,403 views

    To be a follower of Christ is almost certain to be costly. Many turn from following Christ because they fear what it may cost. They are willing to be religious, but hesitate to embrace discipleship. We are called to embrace dangerous discipleship.

    “When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So, the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Costly Census Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,867 views

    In David’s last days he learns an important lesson about trusting God

    INTRODUCTION, You have heard the old adage – we count people because people count. How true that is and as a nation we have been counting people for over 200 years. In fact our nation’s first census began in 1790. 217 people were used to count It took at total of 9 months 3,929,214 A census has a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Costly Call Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,188 views

    Mary’s call to carry the Christ was a costly one, are you willing to carry the Christ?

    Luke 1:26-38 Second Sunday of Advent 2006 A Costly Call You may know the story: Jesus is sitting down in the temple courts teaching his disciples about the kingdom of God, when a riotous group of men start coming towards him. They are angry, shouting names that would be obscenities in most ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Costly Meal

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 22, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,787 views

    Jesus, the bread of life!

    A Costly Meal, John 6:1-15, 35 Introduction A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I’ve gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    This Kingdom Is Costly

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 1, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,403 views

    Change everything you can so that you can follow Him fully and without hindrance and chase after those things which belong to you

    This Kingdom is costly Matthew 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field. I am surprised to find so many people who are embarrassed to tell others that they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Costly Devotion

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,559 views

    Mary's act of devotion was costly but it was worth the price because costly devotion gets recognized, it gets remembered and it gets rewarded.

    COSTLY DEVOTION John 12:1-11 1) Costly devotion is sacrificial (1-3). Weird word isn’t it-‘nard’. Doesn’t sound very expensive, does it? Sounds too close to lard. “Hey, honey, look what I bought for you; this perfume called Nard! I got you a whole pint of it!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ