A Hill To Die On
Matthew 16:24-26
1. Deny yourself
2. Take up your cross
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Galatians 6:2
Carry each others burdens and in this way you fulfill the law of Christ.
3. Follow me
Romans 8:13
“If you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Matthew 16:24-26
If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
