Healthy Families Put God First
May 17, 2026
Luke 14:26-33 KJV
26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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Healthy Families Put God First
Luke 14:26–33
“Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:33)
Healthy families put God first in their…
…Devotion. (v. 26–27)
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother… he cannot be My disciple.”
- Not about hatred, it’s about being His disciple.
- Our love for Him must be greater.
- Jesus should be the center of life in the family.
Do our family members see our devotion to Jesus?
…Decisions. (v. 28-30)
“which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost.”
- Healthy families “count the cost.”
- Our Decisions reveal our priorities.
- Make home decisions that reflect God.
Do our decisions help or hinder our spiritual growth?
…Commitment. (v. 31-33)
“whoever of you does not forsake all… cannot be My disciple.”
- A disciple is totally surrendered.
- Half-hearted discipleship = half-healthy families.
- Families who are committed make decision that honor Christ.
What have we surrendered to Christ? What are we holding back?
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