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Have you ever wondered what it would look like to “fully embrace” the Cross?
It would be “foolishness”!
We don’t like the sound of that because who wants to look foolish?
Have you ever wondered what it would look like to “fully embrace” the Cross?
It would be “foolishness”!
We don’t like the sound of that because who wants to look foolish?
To nullify the cross is to nullify the Gospel.
The “word” of the Cross is the statement or doctrine by which the cross of Christ is set before our hearts so that we may believe and accept it in trust.
Yet, many look at the Cross with the eyes of their human wisdom and deem is foolishness!
They see no sense in it!
How could the power of a “crucified” man—the epitome of weakness—make sense?
NOTE—That which is “foolishness” is always Powerless and cannot save those who are perishing.
No other message has this “dynamite” of God!! only the Cross!
In the Cross
we find our “sufficiency” but also there are “deeper” implications to what the Cross really means.
READ —
Deny-
Deny-
Deny-Luke 9:23
Luke 9:23
Cross-
Cross-
Follow—
Follow—
Jesus gave Himself as a sacrifice for many and He calls us to walk a similar path.
The Corinthian church refused to follow this path.
However, to give ones self for others is utter foolishness to those on the pathway to spiritual death.
Jesus gave Himself as a sacrifice for many and He calls us to walk a similar path.
The Corinthian church refused to follow this path.
However, to give ones self for others is utter foolishness to those on the pathway to spiritual death.
Could it be that we have the tendency to look at only ONE side of the Cross?
The Way of The Cross is not “foolishness”, but “every man for himself” is foolishness.
Adam and Eve—READ
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Satan tells Eve that if she does it his way, her deepest needs will be met.
You don’t need to listen to God! Go for the gusto!
Do it your way.
Satan tells Eve that if she does it his way, her deepest needs will be met.
You don’t need to listen to God! Go for the gusto!
Do it your way.
As we all know, Adam and Eve succumbed to the enemy—READ
Why live a life so restricted?
Why be out of touch with this generation?
In answering these questions, Adam and Eve experienced spiritual bankruptcy.
Explain the Way of the Cross—
Disciples Cross
We must bear our Cross daily and this is what it looks like:
1- Christ must be in the Center-
2- The Lower Part—“Living in the Word”-
2- The Lower Part—“Living in the Word”-
The Word is food for us-
The Word is food for us-
— continue in the Word means to Obey
— continue in the Word means to Obey
3- Upper- Prayer-
John 15:7
4- Right—Fellowship-
5- Left- Witness-
5- Left- Witness-
Bearing Fruit
1- Living in the Word leads to teaching/preaching
2- Praying in faith leads to a ministry of worship or intercession
3- Fellowshipping with believers leads to the ministry of nurture to members
4- Witnessing to the world leads to a ministry of evangelism
Ministry of Service—
—covers it all!
—covers it all!
Why do we have such difficulty living out the Disciples Cross?
The cross is not about “self-centeredness” but Christ centered!
For many professing believers, this doesn’t fit our “vision” of what we expected out of life.
When Mother Teresa was passing through a crowd in Detroit, a woman remarked, “Her secret is that she is free to be nothing”.
Therefore, God can use her for anything.
The litmus test for obedience and pleasing God is not placed on education, money, prestige or anything in our flesh.
Rather, God chooses to use men, women, boys and girls who are willing to DENY themselves, take up their CROSS and FOLLOW Him.
God doesn’t want our strength or our wisdom!
God has not called us to figure it all out!
Our earthly qualifications and abilities are irrelevant in God’s eyes.
God doesn’t want our strength or our wisdom!
God has not called us to figure it all out!
Our earthly qualifications and abilities are irrelevant in God’s eyes.
So, What is He Looking for?
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Have you FORSAKEN the Cross?
Have you FORSAKEN the Cross?
Do you remember the day He saved you?
You committed to “following Him”—
What would your life look like if you were “committed to the Cross?”
Live in Power—you receive the power of God in exchange for your weakness
Live with Wisdom- the wisdom of God, not the wisdom of the world.
The Lord will open your understanding .
Live in Righteousness- when you walk selflessly in Him, you gain the understanding that there is no longer any condemnation.
Live in fullness of your redemption- When you move toward total surrender, you will experience the power of the Holy Spirit flowing through you.
When we “take up our cross”, it implies:
-true holiness of heart
-deadness to the influence of appetite, to the influence of the world, and to reputation.
-true faith or confidence in Christ
-such an attachment to Christ as to be willing to suffer shame.
-a state of mind that is ready to forsake all things, endure all things, for His sake.
Where do you begin?
-Spend Time with the Master
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