Sabbath. Study. Serve.

Sabbath, Study, Serve Taking the Sermon Into Our Week Scripture of the Week: Luke 9: 51-62 From the Sermon: Jesus continues to move on towards Jerusalem and his heart set on the ___________. Like the disciples traveling with Jesus, those along the road who wanted to become Jesus’s disciples didn’t fully understand what the Kingdom and being a __________ is all about. The excuses those along the road gave were: 1. 2. 3. Jesus was trying to do was set this man free from his perceived ___________, the obligations that culture and society had put on him, and instead give him a new ____________ to proclaim the Kingdom of God. The third man’s excuses was actually from the root of a lack of ________. Now are any of these things bad? Of course not. But they can also easily become _____________________ that cause people to walk away from the mission. Reflection: What are the excuses that we give to not follow Christ? How are salvation and discipleship related for you? Prayer: Lord, when we examine our hearts and lives we recognize that we, too, have excuses. We, too, have things that can quickly become stumbling blocks to following you whole-heartedly. They may be attitudes, thoughts, beliefs, or actions, but we bring them before you this day in an attitude of confession and ask that you transform them in our lives. Amen.