Part I: Grace and discipleship
Costly grace
The call to discipleship
Single-minded obedience
Discipleship and the cross
Discipleship and the individual
Part II: The sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5 : of the "extraordinariness" of the Christian life
The beatitudes
The visible community
The righteousness of Christ
The brother
Woman
Truthfulness
Revenge
The enemy, the "extraordinary"
Matthew 6 : of the hidden character of the Christian life
The hidden righteousness
The hiddenness of prayer
The hiddenness of the devout life
The simplicity of the carefree life
Matthew 7 : the separation of the disciple community
The disciple and unbelievers
The great divide
The conclusion
Part III: The messengers
The harvest
The apostles
The work
The suffering of the messengers
The decision
The fruit
Part IV: The Church of Jesus Christ and the life of discipleship
Preliminary questions
Baptism
The body of Christ
The visible community
The saints
The image of Christ