lecture notes from 2/25/10

Luke 14:26-33

1. Hate Father and Mother – (vs 26) – put Christ 1^st – love family less than you love Christ
2. Hate Own Life – (vs 26b) - put Christ 1^st – love self less than you love Christ
3. Bear Your Cross – (vs 27) – lay down your life – 1^st for Christ, 2ndly for people, 3rdly for all assignments
4. Come After Me – (vs 27b) – follow and imitate Jesus Christ without hesitation – imitate his nature, character, and authority
5. Counting the Cost – (vs 28) - look at the sacrifice required, look at the price you must pay to walk with and on behalf of Christ
6. Forsaking All You Have – (vs 33) – take leave – say farewell – denounce
7. Continue in His Word – (John8:31) – endure, abide in Him, don’t look back, be established in His word – be rooted in His word – in Him
8. That Ye Love One Another – (John 13:35) – love other believers the way Christ loves us – love others on behalf of Christ so it would be as if Christ Himself were loving them
9. Bear Much Fruit – (John 15:8) – can be plucked – Godly fruit will remain, things and ways of God can be plucked from your life – fruit of Spirit – tree planted by the rivers of water bringeth forth it’s fruit in it’s season