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The Cost to follow Christ

THEN he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.

Luke 9:23-24 NIV

Being a disciple is Costly; it isn't free. It requires sacrifice. Though salvation is a free gift, it requires us then to surrender our lives to the will of God if we choose to accept Jesus as Lord and saviour.

Knowing Jesus isn't about 'just going to heaven'. Knowing Jesus means being a disciple. But what do we actually think of when we think of a disciple?

Do we think of the 12 Apostles in the bible? Does your mind ponder on all the incredible works God has done through them?

It also means being accountable to God and doing things that are acceptable and in agreement with his word. We all know the disciples didn't have it easy, and they gave it their all and suffered horrendous deaths.

Recently, I've seen that being a disciple requires sacrifice, the sacrifice of physical objects in particular. Did you know that physical objects can be a hindrance to your Christian walk? Physical objects can hold

MACHINE GUN PREACHER PREACHER Sam Childers

Where: Cross Culture Church, 28/32 Townsville Rd, Ingham

Date: Friday 24th March 2023 Time: 7pm significant value in the spirit realm.

The exhibition The Early Years: A Salute to Charters Towers and District, also featuring artefacts and historical Arena family photographs can be viewed at the Tyto Regional Art Gallery for the next month. The Gallery is open daily between the hours of 10 to 4.

At times it means giving up things that are valuable to us. At times that means giving up things that hold great and deep value, despite how much money we have paid for objects and how much said objects can mean emotionally, for example, a family heirloom.

In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.

Luke 14:33 NIV

Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Matthew 19:21 NIV

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