“Take Up Your Cross”
Jesus Is Not A Blank Check:
• To fill our bellies, John 6:14-15.• Instead, all He offers
is salvation, 6:35-41.
Jesus Is Not A Blank Check:• Jesus does not offer to
elevate our status among people.– He was not high class,
Isaiah 53:2.– He did not come from a
high class family, John 7:52.
– He did not have high class friends, Matthew 11:5-6.
“Take Up Your Cross.”• Jesus interrupts His
prayer to have this conversation, Luke 9:18.
• He wants to know who we think He is, Mark 8:31-33.
• Will we follow Him in spite of our questions?
Mark 8:34-38• 8:34 – “If I am to be your Messiah, it
will be on My terms, not Yours!• 8:35 – Give it up!• 8:36 – He will save your soul!• 8:38 – He is the Messiah of our eternal
souls.
“Take Up Your Cross”