#87 – The Cost of Following Jesus (Matthew 8:18–22)

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David Platt

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🗓️ 5 November 2017

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Summary

Jesus calls every follower to live with unconditional trust and undivided affection for Him.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:05.8	Matthew chapter 8 verse 18 says that when Jesus saw a crowd around him
0:11.0	he gave orders to go over to the other side and a scribe came up and said to
0:15.8	him teacher I will follow you wherever you go and Jesus said to him foxes have holes
0:22.3	and birds of the air have nests, but the son of man has nowhere
0:26.4	to lay his head.
0:28.4	Another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and bury my father, Jesus said to him follow me and leave the dead
0:36.7	to bury their own dead.
0:39.5	This interaction with these two guys is humbling to say the least.
0:44.0	It almost seems like Jesus is trying to talk these guys out of following him.
0:49.0	They're eager saying we'll follow you wherever you go but Jesus looks back at both of them and
0:56.6	challenges them to count the cost before following them. This first guy he says you follow me
1:01.8	You're not even guaranteed a roof over your head.
1:05.2	If you follow me, Jesus is saying, I'm all you've got.
1:08.5	Jesus is making clear here.
1:10.6	He is worthy of unconditional trust.
1:14.4	Like, you may lose everything in this world.
1:19.3	You may not be guaranteed a roof over your head.
1:21.7	In that moment, will Jesus be enough for you to see
1:25.4	have all your trust and then the second guy does Jesus have all of your
1:30.6	affection this picture of undivided affection. This disciple says I need to go back and bury my father.
1:37.7	And there's a lot of discussion about this meaning in the text.
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