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The Cost

Are You Willing To Pay The Price? All things cost something. It may be a price as small as a moment of time or as large as all your wages or life. None the less we have grown accustom to a price tag. Some of us think in terms of price tags and dollars signs. It’s what can drive the lives of many. Some live for the sales, discounts and bargains. In Christ there will never be a sale on salvation. The price was paid in full. As Christians there never be a sale, discount or bargain on the cost of being God's child.   Christ Asked for You            Christ asked for something different. Christ asked for you. Not a moment of your time. Not a dollar from your pocket, but you. In Luke 9:23 Christ is asking for you.   He says that if you want to follow Him you must deny yourself. He wants you to give up all your desires and notions of what you want and how you want to live your life. Then He says pick up you cross daily. You mean I have to sacrifice myself daily? I have

"I Don't Wana Go" :(

Christianity is much more than just Sunday morning. In fact it’s an everyday focus, "pick up your cross daily" Christ said ( Luke 9:23 ).  Because of that everyday race running the assembling of the saints should be what we look forward to ( Heb. 12:1-2, 10:25 ). It's the one place we can be around those we are in fellowship with that are seeking to achieve the same goal, Heaven. A place to be rejuvenated, to mature, and to worship God. A reason why you should be seeking such assembling's of the saints and excited to be a part of it is that there is nothing else like it. You were made one of them when you were immersed into Christ. You live every day without that group at your side. So a few days a week you get to be around the saints ( Eph. 2:19, 2 Cor. 13:13 ). Who see the world the way you do ( Romans 12:2; James 4:4 ). Who live in the world the way you do ( Matt. 5:13-16 ). Who desire to be like Christ like you do ( Phil. 2:5; 1 John 2:6 ). Most importantly