My favorite definition of the cross was given by the daughter of Dr. Joseph Cotton a number of years ago. When walking into the church for the first time, and seeing the cross on the altar, this little girl said, “Daddy, what’s that plus sign doing up there?”

Have you ever thought of it that way? The cross as a plus sign. Keep that image in mind as we move through the sermon this morning.

I am talking about the cross today because I’m talking about the cost of discipleship. The cost of disciple ship is to “get lost!” I’m not using that in the vernacular. The vernacular will get us into trouble. I shared with the Administrative Board recently the story of the fellow who went into a rather run down hotel and said “What does a pig-sty like this cost?” Quick as a flash the man behind the des…