Last week we learned that we are commanded by Jesus to “Seek” HIM and we will be rewarded. Is there a cost in seeking HIM? This sermon helps us to understand the demands of being a serious follower of Jesus Christ. Being a serious follower of Jesus requires total commitment. This passage is the most valuable teaching about discipleship in the NT. In my opinion, verse 33 contains the most essential statement that Jesus ever made to believers. “Discipleship is not limited to what you can comprehend - it must transcend all comprehension. Plunge into the deep waters beyond your own comprehension, and I will help you to comprehend even as I do. Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge. My comprehension transcends yours.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
Three marks of a serious follower of Jesus:
#1. In the life of a serious follower of Jesus there can be ________________ (v.26).
#2. In the life of a serious follower of Jesus there can be ________________ (v. 27).
#3. In the life of a serious follower of Jesus there can be ________________ (v.33).
Only when there has been __________________________in the Christian’s life can he come to the end with ________________!