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Like No Other || A Radical Life Like No Other || March 23, 2025

Luke 9:23-27; 57-62; 14:25-35

Ezekiel 33:31

DISCIPLESHIP REQUIRES DAILY DYING TO SELF (Luke 9:23-26)
Luke 9:23–27 (ESV)
THIS IS A DAILY DEATH
This is not walking the aisle on time and continuing to live as you once did.
This is not professing something with you mouth but your life looks completely different.
Ezekiel 33:31
This is waking up every morning and committing myself to die to myself:
I am to to die to myself AND FOLLOW HIM.
FOLLOW HIM
LOOK & LIVE LIKE HIM
DISCIPLESHIP REQUIRES UNDIVIDED COMMITMENT (Luke 9:57-62)
Jesus has set His face toward Jerusalem (Twice)
Luke 9:57–62 (ESV)
UNDIVIDED, EXCLUSIVE COMMITMENT
Many have a half hearted commitment to God and to other things.
Many will say, “I will follow you wherever you go,” but then when other things come up, I will adjust and usually Jesus takes a real back seat.
Jesus is saying, “There is no, ‘BUT LET ME FIRST…..”
What is your, “BUT LET ME FIRST?”
DISCIPLESHIP REQUIRES A RADICAL DENIAL (Luke 14:25-35)
Jesus is headed to Jerusalem to die for the world
Jesus had just encountered those who wanted the best seats at the table at dinner.
JESUS IS ATTEMPTING TO THIN THE CROWD INSTEAD OF INCREASE IT!
Jesus wanted them to understand the weight and worth of following Him
YOU MUST COUNT THE COST OF FOLLOWING JESUS
Luke 14:25–33 (ESV)
TOTAL LIFE RECALIBRATION
This is the most radical of the three
This demands the proper priorities

Family - after Christ
Marriage - after Christ
Friends - after Christ
Home - after Christ
Work - after Christ
Possessions - after Christ
Money - after Christ
Hobbies - after Christ

Jesus is saying, “If you want to follow me, YOU ARE NOT ADDING ME TO YOUR SCHEDULE WHEN YOU SEE FIT.”
WHAT HAS FOLLOWING JESUS COST YOU?
If nothing, you may want to check yourself to see if you are truly following Him.
DISCIPLESHIP RESULTS IN KINGDOM IMPACT (Luke 14:34-35)
Luke 14:34–35 (ESV)
The cost of following Jesus leads to a life that influences others for eternity.
If you have lost your “SALTINESS,” and are not impacting others….FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD, you may not be FOLLOWING JESUS and you CANNOT be and ARE NOT a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Reflection/Application Questions

What personal dreams or desires am I holding onto that Jesus might be asking me to lay down?
In what ways do I treat Jesus as an add-on rather than the center of my life?
Have I truly counted the cost of following Jesus, or have I assumed it would be easy?
What “cross” do I need to take up daily in my walk with Jesus?
Are there relationships, comforts, or securities that compete with my loyalty to Jesus?
How do I respond when following Jesus leads to discomfort or sacrifice?
Where in my life have I become “unsalty”? Where have I lost my edge as a disciple?
How do I intentionally make Jesus known through my work, relationships, or choices?
When was the last time I made a decision based purely on obedience to Jesus?
What steps do I need to take this week to fully surrender my life to Him?

Time of Response

Take a few minutes of silence. Allow your own thoughts to quiet and be still. Where does the Holy Spirit want you to decrease so that Christ could increase in your life? What part of your life, if reduced, would make more room for you to thrive spiritually?

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QUESTIONS TO ASK WHILE READING SCRIPTURE

What does this reveal about God?

What does this reveal about you in relation to God?

What do you need to do about it?

The Covenant Prayer from John Wesley's Covenant Service, 1780 (adapted)

I am no longer my own,

but Yours.

Put me to what you will,

rank me with whom you will.

Put me to doing,

put me to suffering.

Let me be employed for You or laid aside for You,

exalted for You or brought low for You.

Let me be full,

let me be empty.

Let me have all things,

let me have nothing.

I freely and heartily yield all things

to Your pleasure and disposal.

And now, O glorious and blessed God,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

You are mine,

and I am Yours.

So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth,

let it be ratified in heaven.

Amen.

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How Can I Be Intentional When Reading Scripture?

One Method To Use When Reading Scripture:

The S.O.A.P.S. Method

S.cripture: Write down the Bible passage you will be studying.

O.bservations: Examine the text and write down what you notice and see. Start with the obvious and move to the deeper.

A.pplication: Apply God’s Word to your life in a practical way. What is God saying about Himself, about you and about what He is calling you to?

P.rayer: Respond to God’s Word with your own words.

S.hare: Commit to share what God is showing you with someone else.

Inductive Bible Study:
Observation (what does the passage say?)

What is happening in the passage?
Who is involved in the passage?
What happened before and after the passage.
Where are they located and how is that influencing the passage.

Interpretation (what does it mean?)

What is the passage saying considering everything I have observed and what I know from the rest of Scripture
What does the scripture say within context of the entirety of Scripture?

Application (how does it apply to my life?)

What does the passage say about God?
What does the passage say about me and to me?
What am I being called to DO because of the passage of Scripture?

How do I talk with God?

WAYS TO PRAY

One Way to talk with God is to:

Pause.

Rejoice.

Ask.

Yield.

ANOTHER OPTION

Adoration

Confession

Thanksgiving

Supplication: Requests

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