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The Book of Jesus Chapter Twelve: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
servant; 'Go out into the open roads and behind the hedgerows that separate the fields and urge anyone you find to come in, so that my
house may be full. For I tell you, that not one of those men who were invited will taste of my dinner.
Luke 14:1-24
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Renouncing All That One Has
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NARRATOR.
Now great crowds accompanied him on his way. Turning to them he said:
JESUS.
If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes also even his own life, cannot be my
disciple. And anyone who does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which one of you here,
intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and calculate how much it would cost to finish in order to see whether or not you
have enough funds to complete the project. Otherwise, you might find that after you had laid the foundation, you didn't have enough
money to complete the tower. The people that saw this began to ridicule him and said; 'This man started to build and was not able to
finish.'
Or what king, going to war against another king, would not sit down first and consult with his advisors whether or not he would be
able to stand up with his ten-thousand men against the other king with an army of twenty-thousand men. Otherwise, while the other
king was still a long way off, he would send ambassadors to sue for peace. So in the same manner, none of you who will not give up
all that he has can be my disciple. Salt is a useful thing. But if the salt loses its taste, how can it regain its' flavor. It is neither good for
soil or manure, people throw it out. Anyone who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14:25-35
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The Lost Sheep
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NARRATOR.
Meanwhile, the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to him in order to hear what he had to say. Complaining, the Pharisees and the
Scribes said:
PHARISEES/SCRIBES.
This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.
NARRATOR.
And he spoke this parable to them:
JESUS.
What man among you, if you had a hundred sheep and one of them was missing, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness
and go after the one that was lost until he found it? And when he does find it, he would joyfully take it on his shoulders. When he
returns home, he would then call all his friends and neighbors together and say to them; 'Rejoice with me, for I found my sheep that
was lost.' In the same way, I tell you there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner that repents than over ninety-nine virtuous
men who have no need of repentance.
Or again, what woman with ten pieces of silver [drachma], if she loses one, would not light a lamp, sweep the house and diligently
search until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says; 'Rejoice with me, I have found
the drachma that I had lost.' Likewise, I tell you, there is rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
Luke 15:1-10
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