The Tragedy of Almost Following Jesus
Dad Tired
Jerrad Lopes
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
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Have you ever told Jesus, “I’ll follow you”… but deep down knew there were conditions?
In Luke 9, Jesus encounters three men who all say they want to follow Him. One is overly excited but hasn’t counted the cost. One delays, waiting for a more convenient time. And one wants Jesus—but still keeps looking back.
Each one is close. But none fully surrender.
In this message, we explore the uncomfortable truth about discipleship: following Jesus will cost you everything. Not because He wants to harm you—but because He wants to heal you, transform you, and make you fully alive.
Jesus isn’t looking for momentary excitement. He’s looking for faithful disciples who are all in.
This message will challenge you to ask:
• Have I counted the cost?
• Am I delaying obedience?
• Am I still looking back at my old life?
• Or am I fully surrendered?
The greatest tragedy isn’t rejecting Jesus outright. It’s almost following Him your entire life.
Scripture: Luke 9:57–62
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to the Dad Tired podcast. Today's episode is actually a message that I gave just |
| 0:03.9 | yesterday at my church Christian Renewal Church on Hilton Head Island. As you listen to today's episode, I want you to see if you can relate to any of the guys that Jesus interacted with when it comes to your own discipleship journey. Before we jump in, though, I want to tell you about the new NLT Kids Go Bible. as dads, we want our kids to know Jesus, not just know |
| 0:22.2 | about him, but actually know him. But if you've ever handed your child the Bible, you've |
| 0:26.1 | probably seen it, they open it, they get overwhelmed, and then they quietly close it again. |
| 0:30.6 | And that's why I'm really grateful for the NLT Kids Go Bible. This Bible was designed specifically |
| 0:36.7 | for kids. It uses the new living translation, |
| 0:39.7 | which means the language is clear, it's understandable, and actually makes sense to them. It's full |
| 0:44.7 | of color, it's easy to read, and packed with over 600 features that help kids not just read |
| 0:50.0 | scripture, but understand it, remember it, and apply it to their lives. There are short devotionals, |
| 0:55.2 | key verse challenges, timelines, maps, and stories that show how God transforms real people and how |
| 1:00.7 | he wants to transform their lives too. Because here's the truth. Strong families begin with |
| 1:04.9 | healed men and healed men help raise kids who know God's voice. If you want to give your child a Bible, |
| 1:10.2 | they'll actually open, |
| 1:11.5 | actually read, and actually understand. Go to kids gobibble.com. Again, that's kids gobibble.com. |
| 1:19.6 | Last summer, I took my kids to this place where you can rent a treehouse on an island. |
| 1:27.1 | And so I found it online, and I thought this would be the |
| 1:29.5 | perfect like camping trip. It's kind of primitive, but I'm like, this would be a really cool |
| 1:33.5 | camping trip for our family. So they take you out on a boat to get to the island. So they drop us off |
| 1:40.6 | on a boat with like an ice, you have your ice chest full of stuff and then we get out there |
| 1:45.2 | and you know there's a tree house and the kids are just having a blast when you pull up they drop you off |
| 1:49.3 | they tell you about it and then they take off and and they had some kayaks there at the shore and |
| 1:53.8 | my wife and two i have four kids two of my daughters were like i want to go on the kayaks i'm like |
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