Discipleship Series #3

What is the Cost?

Lent began with Ash Wednesday. For lent we give something up until Easter as a way to remember the trial and temptation Jesus faced in the dessert those 40 days and 40 nights. This practice is not in the Bible but the practice of using ashes as a way of repenting is in the Bible.

Matthew 11:21 says, “‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.”

Ash Wednesday is meant to be a time where we begin repentance of something we want to give up, change, or even add in our lives. This practice is intended to prepare us as followers of Christ for Easter.

Today we are continuing our journey through lent and in the series about Discipleship. So far we have talked about what Discipleship is. That Discipleship is about a journey of learning from the teacher of truth, and molding our hearts and minds to that truth in an effort to live Christ-like and share it with others. An adherence to what Jesus is and teaches.

We have also talked about who is called to Discipleship. That we are called to Discipleship the moment we hear the gospel. We all have the choice to follow Christ or not to, but there is no half-effort way. There is only THE WAY.

What is the cost? What is the cost of Discipleship?