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REVIVAL AND THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP. Matthew 16: 24-26 : “Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Matthew 16: 24-26: “Then Jesus said to his disciples,
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good
will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what
can a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Acts 5:40-42: “His speech persuaded them. They
called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to
speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing
because they had been counted worthy of
suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and
from house to house, they never stopped teaching
and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the
Christ.”
COSTS OF DYING TO SELF:
1) There is the cost of giving up of our material
possessions. 2) There is the cost of
change.
3) There is the cost of missions and evangelism
being first priority. 4) There is the cost of
God calling out our members.
►This includes a constant repentance of our sins.
►This includes prayer. ►This includes Bible study.
Ephesians 3:20-21: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than
all we ask or imagine, according to his power
that is at work within us,
Ephesians 3:8-10: “Although I am less than
the least of all God's people, this grace was
given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ, and to
make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in
God, who created all things. His intent was that
now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of
God should be made known to the rulers and
authorities in the heavenly realms,”
We should count the cost of discipleship not by how much it costs us on earth to accomplish it, but how much it costs us when we
don’t!