This sermon was first preached March 27, 1960 First Methodist Church, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.  All these sermons have been preached multiple times for many different congregations.  The notes above indicate where and when it was preached for the first time.

Purpose: To show that while Jesus asks our full loyalty, it is not a costly allegiance.

This sermon is taken from the book "The Holy Ground of Honey Creek: Reflections of a Small-Town Pastor" written by Rev. I. Dean Jordan.  This is a collection of essays, sermons and liturgy written and preached by Rev. Jordan during his ministry from 1950 to 1988.