‘See the would-be and wanna-be disciples of the Saviour’ (Luke 9:57-62)

The whole chapter of Luke 9 seems to be about discipleship and this is confirmed by the finanl paragraph of the chapter, Luke 9:57-62. here, Jesus meets people who ‘would-be’ His disciples – people He asked to come and follow Him, and those who were ‘wannabe’ disciples – those who came up to Him and said they would follow Him of their own accord. To both groups of people, Jesus gave some very telling and strong demands about discipleship. It’s never to be taken lightly, but involves cost and sacrifice and letting go of many things.

Message

Outline

• The thirtieth in this series
• Jesus training the 12…
• New applicants!
• See how the disciples of Jesus need to let go of …

Earthly security (v.57-58)

Earthly ties (v.59-60)

Earthly distractions (v.61-62)

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What became of these would-be followers?
John Newton’s story