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Luke 9:57-62 (New International Version)
The Cost of Following Jesus
57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
59He said to another man, "Follow me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
60Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."
62Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
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57As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
1. What was Jesus trying to help the man understand about the commitment he just made?
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59He said to another man, "Follow me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
60Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
2. What is the idea that Christ is trying to help us to understand?
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61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."
62Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
3. Why does Jesus say that looking back is a problem for those following Him?
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4. Which of these three men do you relate to the most? Why?
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5. What changes do you think Christ would want you to make to your life?
58Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
1. What was Jesus trying to help the man understand about the commitment he just made?
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59He said to another man, "Follow me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
60Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
2. What is the idea that Christ is trying to help us to understand?
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61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."
62Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
3. Why does Jesus say that looking back is a problem for those following Him?
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4. Which of these three men do you relate to the most? Why?
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5. What changes do you think Christ would want you to make to your life?
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