Sermons on Luke 9:23:

What Are You Investing In?

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 24, 2009

Every person who’s growing up is dying to live his life. But as people get older, instead of dying to live, they start living to die. What are you really dying for? Let us walk the plan for how to invest in a life that truly matters, and to leave a legacy

Opening illustration: Play the video clip km_lasting treasures (available from sermoncentral.com). Introduction: Every person who’s growing up is dying to live his life. But as people get older, instead of dying to life, they start living to die. What are you really dying for?” No matter how far ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If Anyone Wold Come After Me

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 28, 2009

A different perspective of what it means to take up your cross.

March 29, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Luke 9:23 Subject: The Cross Title: If Anyone Would Come After Me For the last four weeks some of you have been attending the community Lenten services at the various churches. I think it is kind of funny that some of our churches that participate in those ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Take Up The Cross

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2008

A true follower of Jesus will have no trouble taking up the Cross.

Text: Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). We claim to be Christians which indicates that we follow the “words in red” that are printed in our Bible. The “words in red” are the words spoken by ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-27

Denomination: Christian Church

The Walk!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 3, 2008

I believe that God calls all of His people to walk with Him. In this outline we lay out seven kinds of personal walk we have with Christ. If our desire is to be more like Him then we must walk and learn of Him daily. Not just in the Sunday morning service

The Walk (Luke 9:23 KJV) And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. (Luke 9:62 KJV) And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. I believe that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-62

What's Your Goal In Life?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 15, 2009

What’s your goal in life? At the end of your life, looking back what’ll determine whether you’ve been a success or not? When you’ve run the race what’ll determine if you’ve finished well and if you’ll hear Christ say, “Well done”?

WHAT’S YOUR GOAL IN LIFE? LUKE 9:23-26 Introduction: What is your goal in life? When you come to the end of your life and look back what would determine whether you have been a success or not? When you have run the race what will determine if you have finished well and if you will hear the words ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

Risk Taking Mission And Evangelism - Five Practices 4 Series

Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009

This is week four of a sermon series based on a book by Robert Schanse. It focuses on chapter 4, risk taking mission and evangelism. Without risk... there is no reward.

Luke 9:22-25 And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life." 23 Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:22-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Define Your Relationship Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Dec 17, 2012

This series of message are inspired by Kyle Idleman's book - "Not a Fan."

Define Your Relationship A Fan or A Follower – #1 of 5 Jerry Watts Luke 9:23 (Note: This series is inspired by Kyle Idleman’s book – “Not a Fan”) * (VIDEO) Over the next few weeks I am going to ask you to answer this simple question: “Am I a fan or am I a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23

Denomination: Baptist

Not A Fan: Follow The Leader Series

Contributed by Dave Bentley on Jan 9, 2013

First in series of messages based on the book NOT A FAN calling Christians to move from being fans of Jesus to becoming committed followers.

Not a Fan Series – Message #1 - LWCC09162012 September 16, 2012 Discuss the Children’s Game: Follow the Leader • The expectation is that whatever the leader does, the followers will do as well • It’s such a simple thing, and children get it and do it and enjoy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

This Is How We Overcome...rejection! Series

Contributed by Julie Marxhausen on Mar 15, 2013

Everyone experiences rejection at some point. What do we do when it happens? We do as Jesus did!

This is How We Overcome…Rejection! With Easter just a few weeks away, it’s the time of year we focus our attention on the suffering and death of our beloved Savior Jesus Christ. The Christian Church’s annual commemoration of Lent, the time leading up to Easter, gives opportunity ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:22-23

Denomination: Lutheran

What's Best, Pure And Blameless? Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Aug 22, 2019

Can we spot what's best, pure and blameless today?

Philippians 1 What’s Best, Pure and Blameless? August 25, 2019 Psalms 139:23-24 NIV Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. Philippians 1:9-11 NIV And this is my prayer: that your ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24, Philippians 1:9-11, 1 John 4:1-3, Revelation 7:9, Proverbs 11:23, Luke 9:23, Matthew 22:37-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Peace & Persecution

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Aug 28, 2019

Are you comfortable in being a follower of Christ? Countless Christians around the world face intense persecution for being followers of Jesus, but they're not alone. We share in the struggles of being a Christian. Why is that? Listen to Jesus' call to deny yourself and follow him.

Each year, a Christian organization called “Open Doors” publishes a list of the top 50 countries where Christians are most intensely persecuted for their faith. Physical violence, death threats, execution, imprisonment, rape, neglect, burning of homes, bombing of churches, abandoned by family, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-24

Denomination: Lutheran

The Encounter With Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 15, 2019

For the mystic Francis, "there is nothing but God."

St. Francis of Assisi, Stigmatic 2019 It was the encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ that gave us the miracle that was Saint Francis of Assisi. That personal relationship with Christ turned a hedonist into an ascetic, a wastrel into Il Poverello, a sinner into a saint. And, that, we must believe, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14-18, Luke 9:23-26

Denomination: Catholic

Crucified Followers Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 23, 2019

In this message we will see that the church Jesus intended is made not of fans, but crucified followers.

Crucified Followers #BecomingTheChurchHeIntended Francis Chan opens up the 7th chapter of his book letters to the church with this Scripture I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25, Luke 14:25-27, Galatians 2:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Not So Fast Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 23, 2019

In this message we will slow and dive deeper into the cost of following Jesus...

Not So Fast #BecomingTheChurchHeIntended OKAY SO – we are in this series. An extremely important one. AND – so far in this series we have seen that the church that Jesus intended IS… • His Body • His Bride • His Family • His Flock • God’s Temple • The promised messianic kingdom • The ‘Called ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25, Luke 14:17-27, Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

He Must Increase

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2019

It’s not about us; it’s all about God.

He Must Increase October 6, 2019 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: It’s not about us; it’s all about God. Focus Passage: John 3:25-30 Supplemental Passage: And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, ...read more

Scripture: John 3:25-30, Luke 9:23

Denomination: Baptist