Mark 8:34-38 (NASB)
34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 “For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Sermon Theme/Outline: Being a disciple of Jesus Christ costs you everything, and He alone is worth it.
Outline: Three implications of following Jesus that all who follow, claim to follow, or are thinking of following need to weigh.
1) Jesus’ precautionary warnings are to be heeded (35a; 38)
2) Jesus’ probing questions should be contemplated (36-37)
3) Jesus’ precious assurance must be trusted (35b)
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