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1-28-19 Monday

 

Intro: If you saw a man shuffling his feet in chains, hands in chains, in a orange jumpsuit with numbers on it… you would know what that meant. 

 

 

SNOW

Bill Goodwin - Pastor BG

 

 

Mark 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 

 

 

Jesus calls the crowds around him to share this little insight….

Hmmm… they had been following him for free food, entertaining teaching, miracles and the hope of an over throw of the Roman government…. but Jesus clears the air! 

 

 

The cross was the most disgusting, vile icon in the then known world. 

It was not invented by the Romans, but perfected by them to be the most brutal, gruesome and lasting torture.

 

 

 

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE carrying your cross daily?

  - Is it apparent in your life? 

Do you love God and his word and live it even if it means pain, uncomfortableness, misunderstanding, sacrifice? 

 

5 questions to ask yourself:

 - 1 Do you feel the pain of suffering against sin. Do you recognize having to put your flesh to death of sinful desires?

 

*when was the last time you cried out to God… i don’t want to do this… but I want to do this… Help me! 

 

 - 2 Do you war against the devil and his powers in advancing the Kingdom of God? 

 

*When have you last felt like God was calling you to do something for him? Give, share Christ, pray for the sick and lost… and you cried out to God… HELP I don’t want to do this… 

 

 - 3 Do you suffer under the ridicule of the world and their belief system? 

 

*When was the last time you shared Gods word/opinion on a matter and had people disagree and confront you on it as if you were being intolerant or hateful or close minded?

 

 

 - 4 Do you recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit (the comforter) in your life regularly in the times of persecution?

*in the widest sense, a helper, succorer, aider, assistant; so of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles (after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of gospel truth, and to give them the divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom

 

 

• 5 Do you recognize your life as one that is set apart to spread the gospel? 

*I am curious as to how? 

 

 

Understand like everyone, you think you are rational, but you are not. Rationality is not a power you were born with but one you acquire through training and practice. Page 20 the laws of human nature by Peter Greene

 

 

 

Whoever loses their life for Christ will save it! 

SOZO = Salvation, healing, prosperity, freedom, innocence, blessing

 

TRUE LIFE COMES FROM OUR FLESH DYING ON THE CROSS