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Notes from @plattdavid at #Verge13 - The Cost of Discipleship - http://t.co/2tfPuKXEpO Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013 David Platt (born 1979) is an American pastor. He is currently the head pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama,...

The cost of discipleship is great. The cost of non-discipleship is far greater. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

The stunning reality of the gospel is that Jesus comes running after us. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

To follow Jesus is to live with joyful dependence on his grace. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

When we follow Jesus, self is no longer our God, and safety is no longer our priority. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

You become a follower of Jesus and you lose your life as you know it. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

So what does this word 'Follow' mean? 1. To live with radical abandonment for his glory. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

Jesus doesn't need your acceptance. He is infinitely worthy of all glory in the universe. He doesn't need us at all. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

Jesus is the center of history. - @plattdavid #Verge13 Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013

Just a heads up, more #Verge13 tweets coming today. Josh Burns (@jburno) March 01, 2013