SALVATION IS FREE BUT BEING A SERVANT COSTS (14 OF 26)
Scripture: Mark 8:34-38
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Salvation Is Free but Being a Servant Costs (14 of 26)
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 8:34 - 38
I - The Commitment Criteria (34)
II - The Cost Criteria (35 - 37)
III - The Courage Criteria (38)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''There is a high cost in being a true follower of Christ''
Christ's Comfort Not His Cross
Thomas a Kempis wrote: Jesus today has many who love his heavenly kingdom, but few who carry his cross; many who yearn for comfort, few who long for distress.
Plenty of people he finds to share his banquet, few to share his fast.
Everyone desires to take part in his rejoicing, but few are willing to suffer anything for his sake.
There are many that follow Jesus as far as the breaking of bread, few as far as drinking the cup of suffering; many that revere his morality, few that follow him in the indignity of his cross; many that love Jesus as long as nothing runs counter to them; many that praise and bless him, as long as they receive comfort from him; but should Jesus hide from them and leave them for a while, they fall into complaining or become deeply depressed. Those who love Jesus for his own sake, not for the sake of their own comfort, bless him in times of trouble and heartache as much as when they are full of consolation.
The Imitation of Christ - Book 2 Chapter 36
FRANCIS CHAN: RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING
Pastor Francis Chan, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California wrote in his latest book entitled, ''Crazy Love''. He has already sold one million copies worldwide; a figure he says demonstrates the extent to which he is not alone in feeling a sense of frustration with ''comfortable'' Christianity.
He spoke at the Christian Resources Exhibition in London last week (13 May 2010) and he said, ''Radical living was not only for the early church believers, but it's what the church today is also called to.'' He had experienced ...
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 8:34 - 38
I - The Commitment Criteria (34)
II - The Cost Criteria (35 - 37)
III - The Courage Criteria (38)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''There is a high cost in being a true follower of Christ''
Christ's Comfort Not His Cross
Thomas a Kempis wrote: Jesus today has many who love his heavenly kingdom, but few who carry his cross; many who yearn for comfort, few who long for distress.
Plenty of people he finds to share his banquet, few to share his fast.
Everyone desires to take part in his rejoicing, but few are willing to suffer anything for his sake.
There are many that follow Jesus as far as the breaking of bread, few as far as drinking the cup of suffering; many that revere his morality, few that follow him in the indignity of his cross; many that love Jesus as long as nothing runs counter to them; many that praise and bless him, as long as they receive comfort from him; but should Jesus hide from them and leave them for a while, they fall into complaining or become deeply depressed. Those who love Jesus for his own sake, not for the sake of their own comfort, bless him in times of trouble and heartache as much as when they are full of consolation.
The Imitation of Christ - Book 2 Chapter 36
FRANCIS CHAN: RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING
Pastor Francis Chan, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California wrote in his latest book entitled, ''Crazy Love''. He has already sold one million copies worldwide; a figure he says demonstrates the extent to which he is not alone in feeling a sense of frustration with ''comfortable'' Christianity.
He spoke at the Christian Resources Exhibition in London last week (13 May 2010) and he said, ''Radical living was not only for the early church believers, but it's what the church today is also called to.'' He had experienced ...
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