August 24, 2025
REAL PEOPLE
Take Up Your Cross
Mark 8:34-38
Central Point:
Following Jesus will “cost” something = obedience.
Requirements of a Disciple:
1. Repent and Believe
2. Deny myself
- Turn away from orienting my life around my self-interest.
3. Take up my cross and follow Jesus
- Submitting to the authority I once rebelled against
- Saying “yes” to God’s will and way
What Do I Do Now?
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