What truly gives any event meaning, is the effect it will have on everything that comes after it.
What effect did the Cross have on everything that came after it? EPHESIANS 2:1-7
MATTHEW 16:22-26
1. DENY YOURSELF
- It’s not about you any more.
2. TAKE UP YOUR CROSS
- Is this worth dying for?
- Is it worth living for?
3. FOLLOW JESUS
“25For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” – Matthew 16:25-26
OUR ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY IS FOR THE CYCLE TO NOT END WITH US.
- To model:
- Self-denial
- Doing the hard things
- A growth mentality
Church 29:11 