Discipleship Has a Cost | Rev. Wil Cantrell

We live in a culture that encourages us to take the easier, softer way, but that is counter to the costliness of being a follower of Jesus Christ.  Jesus tells us that we must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus.  He goes on to say that to save our lives, we must lose them.  He also asks the question that convicts, haunts, and repels, “What is the profit if we gain the world but lose our life?”, and what does that really mean.  Following Jesus is costly.  Yet, not following Jesus is costly as well. 

Scripture - Matthew 16:24-26