The cost of discipleship, as described in the teachings of Jesus, encompasses a willingness to follow him wholeheartedly, even when it requires personal sacrifice and facing challenges. It involves a …
Luke 14 – Matthew Henry
Christ heals a man on the Sabbath. (1-6) He teaches humility. (7-14)Parable of the great supper. (15-24)The necessity of consideration and self-denial. (25-35) Luke 14:1 Vs. 1-6: This Pharisee, …
Luke 14 – C H Spurgeon
Verses 1-6 Luke 14:1-6. And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man …
Luke 13 – C H Spurgeon
Verses 1-13 Luke 13:1. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. This was a matter of common town talk, so of …
His!
They were Yours, You gave them to Me… John 17:6 A missionary is someone in whom the Holy Spirit has brought about this realisation: “You are not your own” (1 Corinthians 6:19). To say, “I am not my …
Sanctification (1)
This is the will of God, your sanctification… 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Sanctification requires …
The Conditions of Discipleship
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also…. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me…. So …
The Service of Passionate Devotion
… do you love Me?… Tend My sheep. John 21:16 Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep, to see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Him. …
“Love One Another”
…add to your…brotherly kindness love. 2 Peter 1:5, 7 Love is an indefinite thing to most of us; we don’t know what we mean when we talk about love. Love is the loftiest preference of one person for …
Building For Eternity
Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it… Luke 14:28 Our Lord was not referring here to a cost which we have to …
Abraham’s Life of Faith
He went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 In the Old Testament, a person’s relationship with God was seen by the degree of separation in that person’s life. This separation is …
Total Surrender
Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You." Mark 10:28 Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is “for My sake and the gospel’s” (Mark …