Luke 9:23-25 NLT 'Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? ' The Cost of Following Jesus A FULLY COMMITTED LIFE TO JESUS WILL COST YOU EVERYTHING! Following Jesus will cost you your HEART. Deuteronomy 6:4-6 NLT ‘“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength’ And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. ' Matthew 22:36-38 NLT '“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. ' GOD HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING WHAT HE’S AFTER. "Lord, I want this heart of mine to be Yours. I want to have You settle down here and be perfectly at home. Everything I have belongs to You. Let me show You around and introduce you to the various features of the home that you may be more comfortable and that we may have fuller fellowship together." –Robert Boyd Munger God doesn’t see my , He sees my . Pay the cost because the VALUE is worth the . John 15:12-15 NLT 'This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. ' The method of payment is . Hebrews 10:21-22 NLT 'And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. '