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This is a powerul and passionate book, brutally honestd wodruy umb. Ti i oi o p o o m

rcovr op nd cour. It will drw u totr brotr.

Ad mo impor, i book wi p you d dpr

i i Ju.

Jo Edrd, uor oWild at

Heart d Beautiful Outlaw

You my dir o b r buim, wic i obol. But tr i n vn ir cllinto b ood mn or

t kindom o God. No Matter the Cost ould b rquird

rdi or yo wo i i o b uc ood m.

Tommy Spudi, bui cou d New York

Times bi uor oIts Not Just Who You Know

Ti i book d o wi brvdo bu wi ori o

m impi om, bry brv. Vc oryi d

Jon oldn pn rult in t o ll tt i poibl wn

men are willing to admit their need to live honestly beore

or m. T m I rpc mo dir d iv i.

J Myr Pro, couor, pkr, uor

oThe Allure of Hope d Listening to Love

Vc Brow iv u piriu wpo w d o

bcom br r, ubd, d miiry dr. Hi

writin i rtlt nd i m i clr: God i cllin llm o i b o our iv, ru

w wr crd or. No Matter the Cost i b cry or

uic mood.

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Ti book i uniquly utntic cll to t dpt prt o

m ou. Ayo i wom God Spiri i movi wi

rpod. T ru coud b drmic.

Dr. Lrry Crbb, oudr o NwWy Miiri

Vnc Brown ld u on journy tt mor twit nd

turn tn trit nd lvl round, but t viw ld u

to i o brttkin tt it i wort t lon rduou ik.

Wk wi Vc d com o pccur buy o

O wo b wi you i d d w

rpi. Ti book ivi r o op i.

D B. Adr, PD, proor o coui

pycooy d oudi prid, T S

Scoo o Tooy d Pycooy

This book is a cry or men to live the lie or which they

were created, a call to live a lie o signicance that I too

cour you o coidr.

Bob Buord, uor oHalftime d Finishing Well

No Matter the Cost iu rdic c o m o

ages: Become the Christ-built warriors we were created to

bubdi i i, u i iud, wy oor-

able, and humble in word and deed. Every man must hear

Vc Brow powru m d p i o o

x rio.

Mic Ro, bi uor oWhat Your Son Isnt Telling You

Trou No Matter the Cost, Vnc clln nd ncour-

u m o kow wo w r! H provid ii io

God Word d r mzi ori wi c

u o i , o mr co!

Dv Drvcky, ormr Mjor Lu

Bb pyr d prid d oudr oEdurc wi J d Dv Drvcky



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CostVaNCe BrowN

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This is a book for the barely brave

whove lived long enough to know

the texture of pain,

the smell of defeat,

the sound of loneliness,

the sight of betrayal,

and the taste of discouragement.

It is a book for broken men

whove come to their senses

and are limping toward home,

refusing to give up no matter the cost.

This book is dedicated to the most important person of

my lifemy wife: I ov you, By. Tk you or oriv-

i m. Your widom d buy r cpivi. You r

prciou o m. I ook orwrd o i od wi you!



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Cnn

Forword 11

Ackowdm 14

Proou 17

The BeginningIts About You

1. W I? 25

2. Do Go I Ao 31

3. Your So Co 36

The MiddleIts About Us

4. Cour or B 43

5. T F-Word 54

6. Bror 63

7. Howd? Ry? 70

8. God Wi d Wo 77

9. Uiy o Brorood 81

Selah

10. Giv U Ti Dy 95



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C o n t e n t s

11. Foriv U Our Trp 105

12. Go Dic 122

13. Humiiy i Miio 130

14. Divr U 143

15. A o Fid 153

The EndIts About Him

16. Gr o Good 163

17. Drou M 170

18. W Hppy Fw 176

Epiou 183

Six-Week Study Guide and Commitment 187

No 201



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Fd

Ti book tirrd up omtin in m tt will nvr

b t m in. My wi, Sunti, nd I v known

Vnc Brown or yr nd wr dlitd wn pprocd

us about writing the oreword. But we were absolutely un-prepared to be rocked by the power o this messageand

by ovrwmi i God i ui p o

wkn omtin in million o mn wo intinctivly know

y r cd o b pr o rr ory.

Evry mn drm o bin rtor t lt w did wn

we were young and had a wide-open uture. We dream o

bi r , r buim, r ikr, r

husband, great dad. We want to be men o valor, o cour-; m wo proc o w ov d wo ccompi

omi mr wi our iv. Y m im,

vry m I kow, vry m i our rrc, cry qu-

tions whether he has what it takes. It is easy to allow our

sel-doubts and the challenges o lie to press in on us, di-

mii u, rduc u o i or omi or

i ci w oc ou w wr uppod o civ.



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N o M a t t e r t h e C o s t

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Myb, w ik, w r ooi o biv w r md or

omi mor.

Ti book i poi iid dp, mo im-

portnt dir o our rt mn, nd ow u tt to

dir r o oy ccpb d riy r w w

r bui or. Ti book ow u i vr b mor

imperative or us to pursue the high callings God has set

bor u, o mr co.

Yes, we are imperect and broken, and many o us have

md ooi, v i-ri mik; y i p

you wi d or imprc, brok, ooi m . . . wo

v bcom rt wrrior in t bttl o our tim. In t

p you wi ori o ir ri, uri, d i-

ures. You will see that their mingled eelings o conusion

nd ltnt cour, indqucy nd rolv r jut lik our.

Ti book v m comor d op I rd om o

tl nd ound t common dnomintor or comin out on

or id: ru i our Fr p d oodd

bi impy uwii o qui.

T nm o Vnc minitry, Bnd o Brotr, oriint

rom irri word o Skpr i i py (d

movi) Henry V, imid w Ki Hry V mi

v id to i troop bor t Bttl o Aincourt in 1415.

The English were weakened, sick, and demoralized, acing

impoib odd i b o d Frc, wo wrblockin tir rout om. T kin couin, Wtmorlnd,

m oud wi or mor m, bu ki wi r

o o i. Id, c roop do v or

with a powerul call to courage and brotherhood, ending

with the amous words, We ew, we happy ew, we band

o bror; or ody d i bood wi m

b my bror. Sory rr com w



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F o r e w o r d

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Frc r cri, d prviouy quki Wmor-

land cries out in readiness, Perish the man whose mind is

bckwrd ow!

T ki k, Tou do o wi mor p rom E-

d, coz?

Wmord ou, God wi! My i, woud you

nd I lon, witout mor lp, could t ti royl bttl!

W urd roup o dmorizd, brok m ci

dui odd io m dd up roui ir mi

nd, indd, winnin ti vitl bttl? T ldrip o tirki, owip wi ir bror, d c o r

cour d cio pivo im.

T i m o i book. Tody w v Ki

wo i ci c o u o r cour, r cio, o-

r. H i ci u o ook byod viib d

r b i ki pc i our word ody

d d o wic m o God r cd, rrd

o w com.Every man wants to be those men o greatness. And, as

Sui pu i, vry wom w ody m o ri up

d bcom o m o r w.

W iv i ci im, d ik Vc, I biv

b or our word, our io, d our mii wi oy

grow more intense in the season ahead. We need men who

wo iv up, o mr co. My you, my I, b pr

o Bd o Bror.

J d Sui Fd

rprur, oci rrcr,

d bi uor o

For Men Only d For Women Only



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ackndgmn

Pt Gnnon nd Mtt Dly, tnk you or tin id

by id wit m in ti minitry clld Bnd o Brotr.

Ti book m d cr God iv us. I

b my oor o rv d joury or wi youood m. Br Curi, o m you r r o our

Bnd o Brotr minitry. Tnk or blivin in m. Look-

ing orward to seeing you and sharing stories on the other

id. Ki Brow, w oor i i o b your bror i

Crit nd blood brotr. Wt n wom rdmptiv tory

we have together. Satan didnt win! Philip Brown, another

blood brother, you are not crazyI also believe we are in

the end moments. Never stop singing your song. Tim andKaren Peier, I am so grateul that my children have had

a second home. Tim, you are a dear brother and business

partner. Karen, thank you or your prophetic letter to me

twelve years ago that introduced me to Revelation 12:11. I

m lo rtul to Mrk Bmr, Cri Cild, Britt Jon, Jim

Kretchman, Aaron McHugh, Steve Metcal, Mark Morris,

M Ni, Tim Oky, d P Oi. I i wom o



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xpric ru Jo-Dvid ridip d prov

y c xi i dy!

I also want to thank my children and parents: Collin, vn

ou you r you, rou your vi b wi c-

cr, you tut m mor bout cour nd it tn nyon

I kow. W xpricd Ri o P or. No,

you will always be my little girl, my delightmy princess.

You r ro d drmid ik Eowy. No o oud

undrtimt you, bcu God i wit you. Dyln, you r

mity wrrior wo will lwy t bck upI it in you.

Your or ru i wy byod your yr. I m o proud

o you. Tk o my pr, Brvrd d Dori Brow. I

ruy m ru or your ov, cric, d pryr.

I want to thank my coauthor-brother (in spite of what

the cover says) and my agent-brother: John Blase, you are

an anointed warrior-poet. Thanks or giving me the verses

o i my o. Rick Crii, i book woud vr v

ppd bu or you. Tk you or bivi i i pro-

ject and in me. Your kingdom impact is ar-reachingIve

witnessed over the years how well you ght and how God

rwrd you or i!

And I want to thank some of the men in my Band of

Brothers: Thanks to other brothers who have covered my

bck coiy ovr yr rou test of time i

this journey o sanctication. I love you, men: Bill Bantz,Dvid Brvi, Sm Btt, Gry Birkd, Eric Crlon, Rick

Clapp, Dave Dravecky, Jef Feldhahn, Arlen Feldman, Sam

Froggatte, Craig Glass, Mike Henshaw, Ben Horton, Jesse

Jo, J Kipk, Dv Kob, Do Lc, Sur Lud,

Gary Mellott, Mike St. Marie, Chadd Miller, Kent Miller,

Bob Mi, Rick Mur, Ro Mu, Gr Mur, Lo N-

vrrt, Ed Pppin, Tony Probrt, Stv Prott, Bill Rdl,



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A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s

Brndon Rdl, Ruty Ry, Pul Rilly, W Robrt, Cuck

Scwrtz, Jur Syfr, Morn Snydr, Stv Smit, Micl

Thompson, Dan Vanada, Russell Verhey, Jef Weeks, Tat

Wik, Ky Wiim, d Mik Wory.

Finlly, tnk to t brotr in my bnd wo lo wildd

their swords in powerul and beautiul ways in producing

d dii book d uppm vido mri.

Audio-visual: Pt Gnnon, Britt Jon, nd Stpn Vidno.

Editing and marketing: Jef Braun, Mark Chambers, and

Crr Crr.Lt but not lt, tnk you to t mntor trouout my

i, ir proy or rou ir wrii d iy.

You m v ry ifucd my i or br: D

Adr, Bob Buord, Lrry Crbb, Jo Edrd, Br

Mi, Dod Mir, d Ricrd Ror.



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Pg

. . . cour rui or oxy.

Norm Mc,

Young Men and Fire

Icoud bi i book by r-cri pic c rom

HBOs Band of Brothers or Gladiatoror The Lord of

the Rings. I coud ry o rou your piri by roi ou

pc Willim Wllc v to to pitcork-wildin p-

nt in Braveheart. I could pull om trd rom The Matrix

i op o cui you o coo ri pi d ow

dp rbbi o o. I coud do d mor i opi p o i book, bu I rpc you oo muc o do

o. Tr i tim nd plc or to climctic, oul-tirrin,

wbucki mom, bu i o bi i pc w

kow oo w. W v o r wr w r.

You probbly rmmbr t two brotr rom Frnk Cp-

r cic movi Its a Wonderful LifeHrry d Gor

Biy. I vry r crcr rpr wo



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P r o l o g u e

rck o m i. You Hrry Biy w o o wr

nd rturnd to ro wlcom, winnin t Conrionl

Mdl o Honor nd t dmirtion o vryon in town. Hi

bi brotr, Gor, owvr, tyd nd out t bttl o

Bdord F. No morr r or oxo or cry dd

mi or Gor, ju dy r dy o m od Biy

Buildin nd Lon, t m drty old ou, t m wi

and kids, the same Uncle Billy, the same Mr. Potter. Then

cm dpr mom o ow brid, d-

o--rop bi w wor mor dd iv.

Ev kd bou i.

Clarence: You or m, ir?

Franklin: Y, Crc. A m dow o r d our p.

Clarence: Spdid. I ick?

Franklin: No, wor. H dicourd.

Bingo. There it isa man with no hope. I believe thatmom cpur riy o mo m ody o,

xutd, wry, bon-tird, qutionin our wort, lin

muc mor dd iv, cour rui or oxy.

A ri. Wi my b riy, I biv i uc-

ceptable. I dont want that or you or or me. And I dont

biv o bi God dir or ob o crd

kow men. No o u b wi iio o o

heart. I you recall, George Bailey was going to travel theword. Hi r vori oud wr cor ci, p

motors, and train whistles. At one point in the black and

wi cic you Mry Hc:

Im ki du o i crummy i ow o my

nd Im onn t world. Itly, Grc, t Prtnon, t

Coium. T, Im comi bck r o o o co d



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see what they know. And then Im gonna build things. Im

onn build irld, Im onn build kycrpr undrdori i, Im o buid brid mi o.

But that never happened or George, or or many o us.

Expectations, circumstances, amily responsibilities, unex-

pected crises, sinul choices, and sometimes just the cards

wr d ood i wy o our op o o d d

buid. Ad r op r drrd im r im r

tim, t rt bcom ick nd dicourd, lot. You rthat train whistle blow rom a distance and it just about

brk your r.

Crc A v Gor Biy i o bi

b o w i woud b ik wiou im. I c iv

you pricur i. Bu w I c r wi you d

to the same truth, that each mans lie touches so many

others and i youre not around, it leaves an awul hole.

Hr boom iyour i mr o i word d

pop i i, d i mr o God. H di or

your i o o w crd o u. Ad wi I

biv ru ppid o m i im, r

something about the moments in which we nd ourselves

rit now, omtin vitl, omtin tirrin. I bliv t

r moum dyb i r bi drw i

pic wr o ood vru vi. Tr i pr or i wr,

k rom o o C. S. Lwi ori L B.

I biv i i ry oi o pp, d I biv you r

dd. Your o xpdb or rpcb. Corry o

t mou rt lin o wildly uccul bookit is about

you. Sur, i my o b bou you, bu i o o b

i bi bou you, or w poi o you? Or m? Or

y o u?



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P r o l o g u e

You my o biv ri ow. T . Bu r

t drkp rdin. T ort cptr tt ollow rnt

wrppd i pry rd bow; yr id wi bood d

du d i d rc. My pryr i you your i

p, you God crd d you or dpr-

y d. I riz your ird d wor ou. Gu w?

M too. But Scriptur clrly tc tt youy, yound

I are called to engage in a battle, the ght o our lives, the

trul w wr crtd or. I know tt my ound lik om

bowrd prcr, bu I biv i ru d Im wii o

k my i o i.

Scriptur dont indict tt tound upon tound

o men will turn away rom the bridge and step back into

lie with renewed strength and vision. But it does tell o a

proud, happy ew, a remnant, a band o barely brave men

commid o i i r o mr co. I or

word, you wo b o. I your wii o y y o c, I c ur you w i:

Youwillliveoutthepurposeforwhichyouwerecreated;

Youwillhaveaneternityflledwithnoregrets;

Youwillhaveacloudof witnessescheeringyouon,

icudi our Lord Juour bror d Ki.

O y, on mor tincr. Tr will b cr, ur-d. Bu y b cr m omi, cr you

wi ori bou.

Note: Scattered throughout this book are links to addi-

tionl mtril nd vido o Critin brotr tllin mor

bout tir tori tn wt you will rd r. W invit you



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o d xpric God r rou o

crd ori. A vido ori d ddiio mri

or you, your m roup, or curc c b oud www

.nomatterthecost.com. Youll also nd online groups with

wom you c i dicuio d quio rom

udy uid i bck o i book.



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The BegInnIng

itsaBoutYou

For God o ovd word v i o

d oy o.

Jo 3:16



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1w if?

W mut b willin to t rid o t li w plnnd

o o v i wii or u.

Jop Cmpb

Do you rmmbr to tori o t NYC rmn run-

nin up mok-lld tir on Sptmbr 11, 2001, into

t vry c o ll itl? To mn rikd tir liv o tt

or mi iv. I biv vry m w o b pr o

uc ob ory rr ory, o wor dyi or divi or, wr r k bck d cour k

wl. Undoubtdly to 9/11 ro xprincd rt r

i c o uc dvriy, bu y wr pryzd by

it; tir rtr dir to rcu otr v tm t cour

o b ovrcomr, ro.

Bu w do w do o dy w owr r i or

io i udr i? W do w do o dy w



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T h e B e g i n n i n g I t s A b o u t Y o u

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wr cd wit t m old mily nd job nd curc nd

commut nd li? Tt wr w nd tory tt rnd

ou o comp bo dy: cd-or-roic o

September 11 and the same-old-same-old o a September

10. I biv ory bi i oy oud i o pc

Bibl, God Word. All otr tori, tmptin ty my

b, r too mll; ty cnnot brin you li o trnt nd

oor or kp you ruy iv.

yo or yi do o bri you iv

i oo m or you.

Dvid Wy,

Sw Drk

Scripur c S iry declared waro

all who proclaim to ollow Jesus (Revelation 12:17). Please

dont mi tii you clim to b Crit-ollowr, you ndyour amily are under constant ruthless and brutal attacks

rom supreme evil. Satan is described as wild and raging

with anger; he hasnt much time and he knows it (Reve-

io 12:12 The Message). Ar o Adm d Ev

God y o rp, Im dcri wr bw you d

Wom, bw your opri d r (Gi 3:15

The Message).

So i muc w kow bckdrop or L Bi o pcid k or om u-kid mdow, bu b-

d. Sorry, bu d. So, you c , vry dy

i omw ik Spmbr 11 v ou i my o

ik i. Sic orrib Spmbr dy w v b i

wr int trrorit wo lik to rmin iddn nd unn.

T piritul wr w r cin i imilr, int vil rulr

d uorii o u word (Epi 6:12 nlt).



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Scripture also reveals the nal battle plan o how evil will

uimy b dd i L B, wr o d

wr; i i ricy pcd i Bib mo propic

book:

Ty dd [ ccur] rou bood

o Lmb

d bod word o ir wi.

Ty wr i ov wi mv;

y wr wii o di or Cri.Rvio 12:11 The Message

Scriptur indict Stn will be conqurd nd pc will

be rord by o dcribd by word theywrrior

some Bible versions call the saints. Some have identied

t int t tru dicipl o Crit dcribd trou-

ou Nw Tm. T pic o L B pr-

ou-rci quio o u, o I op youwr you rd i book:

Will you be one o the saints used by God to fnally de-

eat evil?

This is not about running around Chicken Littlestyle

because the sky is alling. This is about banding together

and bucking up because the King is coming, and possibly

comi oo i m o God wi op coudi wi

vi o d id d d ri up, iry or Cri

k. Mk o mik, our God powr o d vi

mry by wii i o b do. A pok uivr io

xitnc wit word, could xtinui vil wit brt.

Bu Scripur c co o u i i i

i coqu. Ai, Scripur k:



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Will you be one o the saints used by God to fnally de-

eat evil?

Wi you b o o brok m wo mbrcd

oriv ord rou Cri bood? Wi you b o

o Gods sons willing to boldly share your testimony, your

ory, o i? Wi you d o o iu w wi-

i o oow Crio mr cov i i m

losing your very lie in the process? And can you see that

Gods ght or purity, holiness, and righteousness will not

b ccompid by iur you, bu oy w you r

pr o pur y i?

I wo b vu bou i. I biv w r ivi i

nl momnt, t concludin cn in lon bttl btwn

ood d vi. Noic I did o y dy, I biv

to bn wn Crit cndd bck to vn. No, t

are the nal moments, when God is rallying his uniquely

chosen army o men. Something important is happening.

Somi bi i up.

I o rd o pu io word, bu w m bd

o m rii up or cu o Cri ik vr bor,

all around the world. Something is aoot. Dont get me

wroI udrd my p rio

m wy. I m not prdictin dt or Crit rturn, quit-

i my job, pcki my b, d di or mou-tin to wit or Crit to ppr rom t cloud. Scriptur

i cr o ooy Fr kow im d

our. Our c i o b rdy. W r commdd o b

on guard and alert and to keep watch or Christs return

(Mrk 13:33, 37). Nd o y, I m ky wr

y iv dy my b my . So rrd o w Ty

Kidom com, Scripur comp u o iv i Cri



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will return this day, or during this night, or possibly in

the next breath. But what i, just what i the end or the

cumiio o mom mi com oor i

men would band together, rise up, and ght shoulder to

oudr or ob cu o Cri? W i God wr

waiting on us to live out this prophetic ending? What i

iu o m coud promi o God?

What i this were true? And what i you are being called

o mbrc your cruci ro i L B wi b

kd bou rouou riy?

Luk 14 t t condition or wt i rquird to b prt

o i ory. I i rckoi. W kow vio i

rJo 3:16 mk cr. Bu our Ki i ooki

to nd ro trouout t world or mn wo r willin to

do mor, w wo r wii o k rrow rod

nd mbrc dily bloody t dily cro. Ju tll

u o o i o dod i or i L B ui

we count the cost. Christ describes a war where there

wi b o rm o pc, o ri, d o rr. W

r iv viio o ovrwmi odd w iviby

wi c:

I you do o crry your ow cro d oow m, you c-

o b my dicip.

But dont begin until you count the cost. . . .

Wt kin would o to wr int notr kin witoutrst sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether

i rmy o 10,000 coud d 20,000 odir mrc-

ing against him? And i he cant, he will send a delega-

io o dicu rm o pc wi my i i r

away. So you cannot become my disciple without giving

up vryi.

Luk 14:2728, 3133 nlt (mpi mi)



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To be such a victorious saint demands a willingness to

iv up vryi. Woud you, coud you, b i? I

victory nd pc wort vrytin you v nd ownvn

your vry i?

Our Ki c o rm i vry cr d cociCome

follow me, no matter the cost.

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