Luke 9:57-62 | The Cost of Discipleship Is Freeing

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Summary

Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted? It required more of you than you expected. In Luke 9, Jesus warns three wannabe disciples about the cost of discipleship. But Jesus isn't wanting to discourage us. He's wanting to free us. Freedom is found in the cost of discipleship.

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Luke 9:57–62 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (ESV)