Take Up Your Cross & Follow (9AM)

What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? What does it mean to follow Christ?
One of the problems today, is that many think that when they become a Christian that they simply add Jesus to their life. In other words, they keep, for the most part, living their lives with Jesus now added into the mix. Oh, they’ve changed a few things perhaps but it’s still their lives and their will and their ways. They listen to Christian radio and speak the language and hang out with Christian friends but is this what Jesus has in mind for His followers?

This is not what our Lord calls Christianity. Today, we’re going to look at a text of Scripture that is one of the most challenging passages in the entire Bible. It’s a call for the followers of Christ to love Him and His people more than we love ourselves. It’s a call to examine ourselves and our treasures to see just how we line up. This is a passage that leaves little ground for self-deception. Jesus is pretty clear with His terms to be a disciple.

Through the ministry of our Lord He had a "slogan" as He went from city to city. This slogan was repeated over and over for us because we need to be reminded again and again the importance of being a disciple: Whoever keeps his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for Me will save it.