Jesus said, “If Anyone Comes After Me and Does Not…” (Luke 14:25-26)

In Luke 14, verse 26 Jesus said, “If anyone comes after me and does not…” and then he listed things that make it seem like He tried to discourage people from following Him. In this sermon we looked at a few other examples of this happening. Because if Jesus said these things in His day and they’re recorded for us, then we should hear the same thing in our day so that we know what is involved in following Him.

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Sermon: Jesus said, “If Anyone Comes After Me and Does Not…” (Luke 14, verses 25-26)

00:00 Jesus said, “If anyone comes after me,” they must:

12:25 Lesson One: __________________ (Luke 14, verses 25-27).

20:22 Lesson Two: ____________ (Mark 10, verses 17-23).

36:15 Lesson Three: ______________________ understand (John 6, verses 2-66)

44:22 Lesson Four: take the ________ ______ (Matthew 7, verse 14).

Family Worship Guide

Directions: Read the verses and then answer the questions:

Day 1: Luke 14:25-27—How is Jesus NOT like military recruiters? How might you expect Jesus to address large crowds? How does it seem like Jesus did address large crowds? What are the different reasons people followed Jesus? Why should people follow Jesus? Describe some of the sacrifices we are expected to make to follow Christ.

Day 2: Mark 10:17-23—Describe the rich young ruler’s attitude toward Jesus. Why did Jesus say that nobody is good except God? Why did Jesus share the 10 Commandments with the rich young ruler? Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler to sell all his possessions? Do we have to sell all our possessions? Why or why not? Why do you think Jesus didn’t go after him?

Day 3: John 6:2-66, 1 Corinthians 2:14, Matthew 7:14—Why was such a large crowd following Jesus? What did Jesus mean when he said that people didn’t see the sign? Why did Jesus say he was the bread that came down from heaven? Why didn’t the people understand what Jesus was talking about? Why do you think Jesus didn’t try to clarify things for everyone? Why do you think Jesus so graphically described eating his flesh and drinking his blood WITHOUT saying that he was speaking spiritually? Why did Jesus say, “The way is hard that leads to life”?

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