The Cost of Following Jesus: New Testament Themes Part 2
09/04/17 • 43 min
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This teaching explores Jesus' call to a radical way of life in following him. It's based on Luke Chapter 14, which includes some very challenging sayings of Jesus about counting the cost of following him. We will consider the balance between Jesus’s generous grace as he invites everyone into his community, as well as his stiff challenge about the great cost and sacrifice that is going to be required.
Many of us have a difficult time balancing Jesus' generosity with his intense call to follow . How do they go together? We explore that in this episode...
This teaching explores Jesus' call to a radical way of life in following him. It's based on Luke Chapter 14, which includes some very challenging sayings of Jesus about counting the cost of following him. We will consider the balance between Jesus’s generous grace as he invites everyone into his community, as well as his stiff challenge about the great cost and sacrifice that is going to be required.
Many of us have a difficult time balancing Jesus' generosity with his intense call to follow . How do they go together? We explore that in this episode...
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