At first it seemed that...
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At first it seemed that everyone was in favor of building the new church. Committees were formed, plans were drawn up, analyzed, and sent back for refinements. Then came the fund-raising campaigns, and suddenly there was some discontent. Voices started wondering if such a big church was needed or if the extended wing should be left out and built at a later date. When the church moved ahead and people were asked to pledge for the building project, several families simply left the church. They were not willing to be part of a difficult and costly project such as this. Jesus had the same problem. When it became apparent what following Jesus really meant, some disciples, and notice that John does not call them anything else, simply stayed back. They were not willing to sacrifice to follow Jesus. I suspect that this is true today and will be until Jesus comes.
