Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
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So Jesus is saying to the crowd, he says, look, if you're going to build a tower, let's say, I don't know if any of you guys are replying about this, building a tower. Okay, what do you do first? Do I have enough money to build a tower? How much does it cost to build a tower? How big a tower are we talking about? You know, you don't start building. You ever seen those countries where they'll build like something halfway and then they run out of money and you go, wow, that's so stupid. That's exactly what Jesus says. That's so stupid. Who would start building a tower going, I don't know if I'll have enough to finish. Look, that's dumb. That's what he's saying to his disciples. He's saying, look, you got to make sure you're willing to go to the cross. because I don't want you, you know, you teenagers, you Gen Z or X or whatever you are. Why? What is it called? Alpha. …
… he's put in my life. Oh, look at Luke 14. For which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it. So I got to sit down and I got to count the cost. I got to count. What is it going to cost me to build my family and build a legacy? What is it going to cost me in LA if I live on the West side a lot? And so I'm going to make sure that I'm going to, I'm going to, I'm going to give my money to God. Why? Because I cannot afford for heaven to be closed. I need the windows of heaven to be open to my life. Somebody say amen. So I'm going to sign, and then I'm going to make sure I'm saving, because you never know when a flat tire or a trip to the dentist or an anniversary may appear. We got to buy some flowers. Hello. …
… Step number three, make sure your house is waterproof and not waterfront. Write down Luke chapter 14, verse 28. Luke chapter 14, verse 28. Am I boring y'all today, is this? Okay, Luke chapter 14, verse 28. For which of you desiring to build a tower doesn't first sit down and consider the cost? whether you got enough to complete it. You have to figure out in your mind, how am I going to get done what I started? Just this past week, just this past week, the whole nation observed, albeit fleetingly, 9-11. There's a critical lesson from 9-11 that you ought to have is that the terrorists that crashed into the Twin Towers of the terrorists went to flight school. They went to flight school, but here's what I wanted you to know is that none of them graduated. Their responsibility from their terror cell, hear this, the responsibility that they were charged with from their terror cell was learn how to take off. Because we don't want you to change your mind in the mission, We don't want you to stay in flight school to learn how to land. …