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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    What Does Jesus Think About "I Have To Find Myself"? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 8, 2013
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    An examination of what it means to "deny yourself and take up your cross."

    JESUS' OPINION: Jesus says the path to life is not in “finding yourself” but in “denying yourself.” - Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34. - I’m thinking of the stereotypical statement that is so common that it’s almost a cliché: “I’ve got to go find ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Way Of The Messiah: Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, And Follow Me Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jul 26, 2023
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    For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

    Have you ever seen a star being born? Here we see a picture from the James Webb Space Telescope, of just such an event. From the STSI: “NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating the first anniversary of its start of science operations with this image of a star-forming region in the Rho ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Call To Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Feb 2, 2022
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    Jesus said go and make disciples. Your task as a disciple is to make disciples. You are to become a fisher of men. Jesus expects nothing less than total obedience.

    Charles Sheldon wrote a challenging book called In His Steps. In this book Henry Maxwell is the pastor of First Church Raymond. A visitor about 33 years old out of work walked to the front of the church and asks what does it mean to follow Christ? He collapsed and died three days later. A group ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Less Traveled Road

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 10, 2003
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    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Lent Take up your cross

    2nd Sunday in Lent Mark 8:31-39 The Less Traveled Road   31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Taking Up The Cross

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 7, 2006
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    The importance of ’denying oneself’ and ’taking up the cross.’

    TAKING UP THE CROSS MARK 8:27-38 INTRODUCTION... How do you work this thing? There’s the story of a soldier frantically digging in during battle as shells fall all around him. Suddenly his hand feels something metal and he grabs it. It’s a silver cross. Another shell explodes and he buries his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Can't Walk With Jesus With Eyes Wide Shut Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 13, 2015
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    To walk with Jesus is to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow him.

    Title: You Can’t Walk with Jesus with Eyes Wide Shut Text: Mark 8:31-38 Thesis: To walk with Jesus is to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow him. Overview Riding on a wave of impressive demonstrations of power Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" Then he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Take Up The Cross

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2008
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    A true follower of Jesus will have no trouble taking up the Cross.

    Text: Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). We claim to be Christians which indicates that we follow the “words in red” that are printed in our Bible. The “words in red” are the words spoken by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Great Things God Wants Us To See Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 13, 2019
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    Those Greeks wanted to see the greatest thing anybody can ever see. They wanted to see Jesus! And God wants us to see some great things in their story: 1. The essential desires (vs. 17-22). 2. The essential deaths (vs. 23-25). 3. The essential devotion (vs. 26).

    Great Things God Wants Us to See The Gospel of John John 12:17-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 24, 2017 (Revised December 13, 2019) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 12:12. Last week, we looked at the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the first Palm ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lets Go Cuz

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Feb 26, 2015
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    We must continually pick up our cross and follow Jesus even if we are entering an uncomfortable zone

    Jesus had just asked his disciples a very important question, a question that we need to ask ourselves also. Who is this man called Jesus. You see we must know where we stand with Christ , we must know that he is our redeemer in order to be able to take up our cross and follow him. Lets look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are You A Disciple?

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 6, 2018
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    Much of the church today has watered down the gospel so much in order to just attract attenders that Lordship and discipleship are completely foreign concepts. Many want only a casual relationship with Christ, but Christ is not a casual relationship God.

    ARE YOU A DISCIPLE? Matthew 16:13-27 This week I was in my storage room looking for something. I reached to the top shelf and felt fur and claws. A flying squirrel jumped up on a box and stared at me. I yelled for Lana to come. Why? Because I needed a sermon illustration. She got there with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going Beyond Human Sickness

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 22, 2022
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    Where do you go when your mind is broken, you feel empty and without a sense of purpose, incapable of finding any joy in your life? You seek a cure from the Great Physician Jesus whose demand to deny self and follow Him is a yoke that is light in His sustaining grace and strength!

    Going Beyond Human Sickness Matthew 11:28-30, 16:21-27 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 What do you do when you get sick? For many of us our first response is to look for an “over-the-counter” solution to see if we can find a cure for whatever ails us on our own! I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Its Boldly Thrown Out There--"Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me."

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jun 24, 2017
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    The Cross allows us to "deny oneself" from pure self interest to serve a higher purpose. It's a way for us to continually do a self check, and for us to be sanctified.

    13A There is a story by Guy de Maupassant titled "The Necklace." The Necklace is a tale of a young woman named Mathilde who wishes she was rich and also wishes she was accepted in higher social circles. However, her husband is an ordinary French citizen without the resources to fulfill her ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    The Pattern Of The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Feb 22, 2014
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    CHRIST HAS SET AN EXAMPLE AND A PATTERN FOR US TO FOLLOW . 1. SALVATION 2. SANCTIFICATION 3. SUFFERING 4. SACRIFICE 5. SUBMISSION 6. SILENCE 7. SOVEREIGNITY

    THE PATTERN OF THE CROSS OUTLINE 1. SALVATION 2. SANCTIFICATION 3. SUFFERING 4. SACRIFICE 5. SUBMISSION 6. SILENCE 7. SOVEREIGNITY THE MESSAGE THE PATTERN OF THE CROSS 1. SALVATION We must follow the example and the pattern of the cross of Christ in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    Precepts Of Discipleship

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Jun 1, 2024
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    "Deny yourself, take up your Cross, and follow Me." (Jesus Christ circa 30 AD)

    PRECEPTS OF DISCIPLESHIP MT 16:24-27 Dietrich Bonhoeffer- From childhood, I only have 2 modern day heroes. One is Br. Andrew that smuggled Bibles behind the Iron Curtain and the other is Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was a great German theologian during the time of Hitler. He preached ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Taking Up A Cross

    Contributed by David Nolte on Mar 3, 2019
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    Just what did Jesus have in mind when He spoke of bearing a cross?

    No Crown Without A Cross Luke 9:18-26 David P. Nolte When Jesus spoke of the cross we must bear, He was not speaking about a lapel pin or bumper sticker. He was not referring to an ostentatious display. of a huge hunk of baggage on a chain or cord for a necklace. He didn’t mean a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ