“...If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 NKJV
1. THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO LONGSUFFERING!
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.”
1 Peter 4:1-2 NKJV
2. ARE YOU WILLING TO ________________________________________?
”Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.“
John 12:26 NLT
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building
without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise,
you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone
would laugh at you. They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’”
Luke 14:28-30 NLT
3. IF IT DON’T MAKE CHANGE, IT DON’T MAKE SENSE.
“If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.”
Matthew 16:25 NLT
VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1) How has following Jesus changed your life? Share the ups as well as the downs.
2) What is your “Yellow House” (Moriah story)? Share a time you weren’t willing to go the distance. Why and what happened?
3) What steps are you taking to follow Christ? Be specific and share how it’s going.
4) What is one thing you took away from this message that wasn’t already discussed?
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