Luke 14:28
If any of you planned to build a tower, would you not sit down first and add up the expense, to find out whether you could afford to finish it?
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Costly Grace cites LUKE 14:28
…sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? LUKE 14:28 Jesus told would-be disciples to count the cost before they began. He did not do so to…
- Faithful With Little ·
Count the Cost cites Luke 14:28
…down first and add up the expense, to find out whether you could afford to finish it?” (Luke 14:28) In the story, the man who doesn’t plan lays a foundation, runs out of money, and becomes…
- Faithful With Little ·
Appendix 1: A 30-Day Reading Plan cites Luke 14:28
…21:5. The plans of the diligent bring gain. Do I have a plan for my money? Day 18. Luke 14:28. Count the cost. Is there a decision I need to think through more carefully? Day 19.…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice cites LUKE 14:28
…sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? LUKE 14:28 One caution. Her strong sense of God’s direct commands made her obedience vivid and…
- Holiness ·
The Cost cites Luke xiv. 28
“Which of you, intending to build a house, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost?”—Luke xiv. 28. THE text which heads this page is one of great importance. Few are the people who are…
- Holiness ·
The Church Which Christ Builds cites Luke xiv. 28
…we would have you “count the cost,” and fully understand what Christ’s service entails. (Luke xiv. 28.) (a) Marvel not at the enmity of the gates of hell. “If ye were of the world, the world…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
“It Is Settled” cites Luke 14:28-31
…decisions. Scripture tells us to count the cost before we build a tower or go to war (Luke 14:28-31, ASV). It commends the counsel of many advisers. Hyde’s friend did not despise thinking.…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Preface: Sections VII–VIII cites Luke xiv. 28-32
…the cost, whether he has enough to finish it, — What does Christ say of such an One? (Luke xiv. 28-32). Thus you also enjoin us works only. But you forbid us to examine, weigh, and know…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites Luke 14:26-33
…therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” ( Luke 14:26-33.) To be a disciple of your Lord, you may need to forsake all you have. You may have to…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Luke 14:25-33
…her mother and Robert Wilson as much as it cost her. Scriptures to revisit Mark 16:15; Luke 14:25-33. Reflection 1. How do you discern between a call from God and your own desire? 2. What…