In Luke 14, Jesus explains discipleship and emphasizes its cost.
Luke 14.mp3 (Kenny Washington)

We grow in our faith by learning about God, getting to know Him more intimately, and exercising our faith in a life of increasing obedience. The way that we move from knowledge to growth is through obedience-based discipleship.
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I like the game of football, but I’ve never been any good it. I can sit in front of a TV and know a good play or a good player when I see one. I play fantasy football with some guys here in the church. Last year they got me into two different leagues – and I won one of them – first place out of ten teams! But I can’t really play the game. Too slow, too small, bad hands – I stink at it.
Some people are like that with their Christianity. They are fantasy disciples. They watch other people live out their faith and have opinions – sometimes very strong opinions. They know how it should be done and whether or not someone is doing it right. They know good Bible teachers from bad ones, good churches from bad ones and so on. But they personally stink at discipleship.
In the body of Christ there are no fantasy disciples. We each have a position to play and we have to get into the game.
Listen: Romans12.mp3
Read Notes: Rom12.pdf
This Chapter is easily one of the most memorable in the Bible. It starts with a private conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. Then we’ll hear about Jesus from John the Baptist. Important verses in this chapter are the well-known John 3:16, which explains the gospel in one verse, and John 3:30, which summarizes discipleship in one verse: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Audio: John03.mp3
Study Notes: John03.pdf