Theme: The Cost of Following Jesus
In this week leading up to Easter, we focus on an event that shows how Jesus would have received the crowds on Palm Sunday if they had truly come to him in faith and repentance.
Scripture: Luke 13:31-35
Now, if you come to the point where you understand the cost, even though you're not willing to pay it, let me at least say that you have come a long way, and that's a good thing.
Now, if you come to the point where you understand the cost, even though you're not willing to pay it, let me at least say that you have come a long way, and that's a good thing. We have a kind of preaching of the gospel in our day that tries to minimize the cost. Those who do it certainly do their hearers no favor. They think what they want to do is make it sound so attractive that they'll win a lot of converts. They may win a lot of people but conversion is another matter. Jesus Christ didn't minimize it. He explained the cost, and if you've come to see that there is a cost, well that is a very valuable thing.