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Luke 14:25-35

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R. Robert Cueni

Jesus said, "Whoever comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple" (v. 26). Let's admit it. Jesus made some strange comments. This scripture for today remembers one of those times. Must we really hate our mother and father in order to be Christian? I thought Christians were to promote family values. ...

27. Did You Ask How Much It Was Going To Cost?

Luke 14:25-35

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King Duncan

It is said that comedian Jay Leno of the TONIGHT show is a genuinely nice guy. When Leno returned from entertaining troops in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, he brought with him a list of two hundred telephone numbers of parents of troops in that war. Leno called all two hundred parents personally to say that he'd seen their sons and that they were fine. Leno will even stop on the freeway to hel...

28. A Faithful Follower I Would Be

Luke 14:25-35

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Timothy J. Smith

President Harry Truman once made a trip to the old west town of Tombstone, Arizona. Ghosts of the famous and notorious alike crowd the streets of Tombstone ” people like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. When Truman returned from Tombstone, though, he didn't talk about the legendary heros. Instead he recalled the words engraved on the headstone of a simple man buried at Boot Hill. The inscription read:...

29. The Danger of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

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David E. Leininger

Why you are here today? I would like to believe that you are here for the preaching. Connie and Debbie and the choir would like to believe that you are here for the music. But we all have been around long enough to know that may not be the case. There is one man here who is in attendance because his wife made him come - she went with him to a ball game last week, so it was only fair. There is a yo...

30. A Young Man's Vow

Luke 14:25-33

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Richard Hasler

A young man awakens in the morning and hears the birds singing. He realizes how fortunate he is. It is summer time and he is back home in his father’s parsonage in Gunsbach, Germany. Recently, he has been reading about Jesus’ call in the gospels: “Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” “From everyone to whom much is given, much will be required.” Whoever would sa...

31. The Potter's Secret

Luke 14:25-33

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Lori Wagner

How many of you have had a time in your life when you made a terrible mistake that you grew to regret? How many of you have undergone some kind of trauma or upheaval that caused you excruciating pain? How many of you wished at one time or another that you could go back in time and erase that one pesky “thing” that haunts you, make it right, so that your mind can be at peace? I have good news for ...

32. Count the Cost

Luke 14:25-33

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Will Willimon

''Whoever of you does not renounce all that he or she has cannot be my disciple." How many of you were here last Sunday? Don't raise your hands. Well, even if you were not here, I can give you a quick summary of the sermon. We were at a party at a Pharisee's house with Jesus. Jesus, we noted, just loves to party. The gospel he brings is good news that God wants to invite everyone to a great party...

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