Discussion Questions

(Luke 14:28-35) "28 Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? 29 For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' 31 "Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple. 34 "Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

1. What is the cost you have to pay in your case to be a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ (v. 28)?

2. Are you determined to follow Jesus all the way to the glorious end wherever He leads you (vv. 29-30)?

3. What did you sacrifice to follow Jesus Christ as his faithful disciple (v. 33)?

4. What will you need to sacrifice to follow Jesus Christ as his faithful disciple (v. 33)?

5. What were the result of your sacrifices for the Lord Jesus Christ as his faithful disciple (v. 33)?

6. What were the consequences when you failed to follow Jesus Christ faithfully (v. 35)?