Jesus' Radical Discipleship Requirements - Nathan Rages

In Luke 9:23-27 Jesus gives a series of His difficult teachings, including a  list of five *requirements* for all those who would follow Him: 

1. Deny yourself (v23).

2. Take up your cross daily (v23).

3. Follow Jesus (v23).

4. Lose your life for Jesus’ sake (v24).

5. Don’t be ashamed of Jesus and His words (v26).

But intermixed with the requirements are also these *motivations* to encourage us to follow in that sometimes difficult path:

1. You obtain true life when you lose your life for Jesus (v24).

2. Your soul is worth more than the whole world (v25).

3. You’ll face Christ at His glorious Judgment (v26).

4. You’ll see Christ’s kingdom now on earth (v27).