Jesus requires humble, devoted follow through from Disciples (Luke 14)

A) Jesus demonstrates healing on the Sabbath, humble exalted by God (Luke 14:1-24)

B) Jesus teaches following him means 100% yes and costs your whole life (Luke 14:25-33)

C) Being salt is flavorful for soil and manure piles (Luke 14:34-35)

 Luke 14:1-6) Sabbath, Lead Pharisee's home dinner, "healing permitted?", then Jesus healed a man

7-11) People try and sit in place of honor, Jesus advice: take the lowest place, then someone will honor you in front of others

 - Saying, "Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, those who humble themselves will be exalted"

12-14) Invite people to luncheon/banquet who can't pay you back

15-24) "banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven?", servant told guest it was ready but they made excuses, so the master invited poor, lame, crippled, blind but still had room so servant urged anyone they could find

25-27) Crowd followed Jesus, "If you want to be my disciple, by comparison you must hate everyone else, including your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

 - Saying, "If you don't carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple"

28-30) Don't begin until you count the cost, otherwise you might complete only the foundation before running out of money - everyone would laugh at you

31-33) Kings have counselors, how can 10k defeat 20k? Delegations discuss terms of peace

 - Saying, "So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own."

34-35) Salt is good for seasoning, flavor, soil, manure pile

 - saying, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!"

 - Luke 8:4-10) Parable of sower and soil, means “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’"

Luke 8:11-15) Seed: God's word, on hard hearts (devil), rocks (immature), in weeds (distracted), fruitful (honest, good heart, patience)

 - "Success" where failure would have been better

 - Intercessory Faith, believe in God on behalf of another

 - Guidance controls the path, giving counseling while guiding