The Cost of DiscipleshipThe Cost of Discipleship
The mark of a great leader is the demands he makes upon his followers. The Italian freedom fighter Garibaldi offered his men only hunger and death to free Italy. Winston Churchill told the English people that he had nothing to offer them but "blood, sweat, toil, and tears" in their fight against the enemies of England. Jesus demanded that his followers carry a cross. A sign of death.

#Andrew died on a cross

#Simon was crucified

$Bartholomew was flayed alive

#James (son of Zebedee) was beheaded

#The other James (son of Alphaeus) was beaten to death

#Thomas was run through with a lance

#matthias was stoned and then beheaded

#Matthew was slain by the sword

#Peter was crucified upside down

#Thaddeus was shot to death with arrows

#Philip was hanged

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