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Podcast: Eastwood Baptist Sunday Sermons
Episode: Count the Cost: Jesus’ Radical Call to Discipleship (Luke 14:25–35)
Description: In Luke 14:25–35 Jesus issues a stark call to discipleship: followers must place him above all—even family and life itself—and be willing to carry their cross. He warns listeners to "count the cost" through two parables (the tower and the king) and declares that true discipleship requires total surrender of possessions and priorities.
Jesus concludes with a final warning about losing spiritual effectiveness—"salt" that has lost its saltiness is useless—and urges hearers to respond with wholehearted commitment and repentance.
Sermon Guide: The Cost of Discipleship.