The Cost of Discipleship
Luke 9:57-62
I. I Will Follow You Wherever… (vs. 57-58)
a. Is there any indication that the one who told the Lord he would follow was pointedly asked to follow or did he
just volunteer it? ___________________________________________________________________
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b. How does Jesus answer the man’s statement? ____________________________________________
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c. What point is Jesus making? _________________________________________________________
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d. Is this verse a prohibition against owning a home or simply that His calling may preclude owning a home? _______________________________________________________________________________
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II. First Let Me Bury My Father... (vs. 61-62)
a. The next person is asked by Jesus to follow Him. What does the man request? ___________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b. What does Jesus mean, “let the dead bury the dead?” _____________________________________
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c. What is the contrast between “the dead” and you preach “the kingdom of God?” _____________________
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III. First Let Me Bid Farewell to My Household… (vs. 61-62)
a. The third man volunteers to follow but what does he want to do first? _________________________
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b. What does Jesus tell him? ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
c. What does Jesus statement mean? _____________________________________________________
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d. In each of the cases in this passage of Scripture there is a cost to be paid by the disciple. How do they relate back to Luke 9:23? _________ ________________________________________________________
e. Is the cost of discipleship only intended for the preachers or missionaries or is it applicable for all true believers? ________________________________________________________________________________
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IV. Application: What is the cost of discipleship that we are called to bear? ______________________________
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