The Cost of Following Jesus

Aug 17, 2025 • The Rev. Billy Cerveny

Fire and division are hard words from Jesus, and here they become a doorway into why the gospel divides. Christianity is presented as both the most inclusive and the most exclusive faith: it welcomes the unworthy, but only through Christ. A Hindu teenager at a Young Life camp who realized he could not follow Jesus alongside other gods illustrates Christ's lordship, and a striking parable about a pardoned robber shows the difference between mercy and grace.

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