Summit Life with J.D. Greear Take Up the Cross | Luke 14:25-35 | IN STEP
Nov 24, 2025
A deep dive into the radical demands of discipleship reveals that following Jesus calls for supreme loyalty that often eclipses family ties. The conversation explores the cost of commitment through powerful imagery and historical examples of persecution. Insights on total self-surrender and the urgency of obedience highlight personal sacrifice for faith. Listeners are challenged to engage authentically with the Great Commission, prioritize mission over comfort, and demonstrate their faith through care for the poor.
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Absolute Loyalty Over All Other Ties
- Jesus demands a loyalty so strong that all other relationships will seem like hate in comparison.
- J.D. Greear stresses that Jesus's call to follow is total and exclusive, not a partial add-on to life.
Count The Cost Before Committing
- Following Jesus requires counting the cost before committing, like planning to finish a tower.
- Greear warns that incomplete commitment leads to public shame and unfinished discipleship.
John Bunyan's Prison Choice
- John Bunyan chose prison over swearing to stop preaching, though it devastated his poor family.
- He wrote the anguish of leaving his blind daughter but said, 'I must obey Christ.'
