{"id":1987,"date":"2025-04-27T19:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2025-04-27T19:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:30:54","slug":"consider-the-cost-parables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1987","title":{"rendered":"Consider the Cost  ::  PARABLES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 4\/27\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen as Pastor Steve goes through the parable found in Luke 14:28-33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SermonOnlySlide-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This message is for the disciples.  <strong>All of Jesus followers are disciples.  <\/strong>We are all disciples of someone or something.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus wants us to do three things.<\/strong>  Consider &#8220;Do I want to be a disciple.&#8221;  Consider what it means to be a disciple.  Consider again  &#8220;Do I want to be a disciple.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does being a disciple mean? <\/strong> It means having a radical set of priorities.  It means setting aside less than honorable desires (sin).  It means embracing the cost of discipleship.  It means surrendering to the King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is a beauty in discipleship.  <\/strong>It is sad that humankind is marked by sin.  It is sad that people refuse Jesus&#8217; invitation.  But there is a beauty in seeing the Spirit work in lives, turning our hearts to Christ and finding salvation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1189\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1987-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1987-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20250427ConsiderTheCostPARABLES.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 4\/27\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields. Listen as Pastor Steve goes through the parable found in Luke 14:28-33. This message is for the disciples. All of Jesus followers are disciples. We are all disciples of someone or something. Jesus wants us to do three things. 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