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On today's edition, of Pathway to Victory.

Jesus said if you're going to be my disciple, you have to voluntarily die, not physically

necessarily, but you have to be willing to die to your own dreams, your own pleasures,

your own possessions in order to please God.

And sometimes to do God's will means putting to death the things you want most in life.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffers.

Becoming a Christian is easy, but living the Christian life, not so much.

Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffers teaches from Luke Chapter 14, where Jesus

clearly outlines the cost and rewards of following him unconditionally.

It's a message titled Radical Discipleship.

Now here's our Bible teacher to

introduce today's message. Dr. Jeffers? Thanks, David, and welcome to Pathway to Victory.

Whenever we read a gospel account of Jesus' life, we're often startled by some of the

surprising things he said. We're looking at one of those shocking statements today. In Luke

chapter 14, Jesus said, if anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother

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