Have you ever counted what following Jesus actually costs, not in declarations, but in your calendar, your bank account and your relationships? This sermon stops at the scene in Luke 9, where Peter confesses who Jesus is and Jesus immediately speaks of denying oneself and taking up a daily cross. It returns to a question put to a woman moments before her baptism: do you understand what you are being asked? Listen if you want to stop watching other people serve and take your own part in the redeeming work of Jesus.
Joining the Redeeming Work of Jesus
Responsible
Andy Stanley once said, “Your lack of responsibility will eventually become someone else’s responsibility.” In other words, if you don’t take responsibility for what has been entrusted to you, someone else will have to take that responsibility for you. A wise life is one in which we don’t shift the blame onto others but face challenges head-on; we don’t burden others with the need to hold our hands, but instead become a source of support for others ourselves.
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