This Sunday at Rainsville First Baptist Church - "The Path Is Worth the Price"

I have nothing against a gospel invitation, I give one every Sunday.  But we must be truthful to realize when Jesus invited people to follow Him, it is almost as if He said, "Go home and think about it."

There are no stronger words of what Jesus demands in following HIm than Luke 14: 25-33. And in these verses, He gives two illustrations of how someone should examine the cost before committing to follow Him.

One is someone building a house and doesn't finish it.  The second is a king going to make war against another king but fails to consider what it will take to defeat that king before he declares war.

This Sunday we will continue our series "The Path" of following Jesus with the message "The Path Is Worth the Price."  Whatever it costs to follow Jesus is worth it.  But consider it carefully.  Know to follow Jesus is not simply getting a "ticket to Heaven and out of hell."  It involves a cross, dying to self, and loving Jesus to such a high degree you love others much less.