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  • Suffering, Carrying Your Cross And Denying Yourself.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Mar 2, 2015
     | 7,659 views

    This sermon it is about suffering, and taking up our crosses, and denying ourselves, and loosing our lives. Where is the honour and hope and victory and glory in that one? Well you will be surprised!

    Welcome Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Today is the 2nd Sunday in lent; and the theme of today’s service is about suffering, … about taking up our crosses, … and denying ourselves, … while loosing our lives. This was a very difficult ...read more

  • For Christ's Sake?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 7, 2015
     | 5,450 views

    The life of the disciples must be lived for Christ's sake and not for the disciple's comfort.

    “[Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing ...read more

  • You Can't Walk With Jesus With Eyes Wide Shut Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 13, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,192 views

    To walk with Jesus is to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow him.

    Title: You Can’t Walk with Jesus with Eyes Wide Shut Text: Mark 8:31-38 Thesis: To walk with Jesus is to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow him. Overview Riding on a wave of impressive demonstrations of power Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" Then he ...read more

  • The Life You Really Want To Live Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 4, 2013
     | 5,699 views

    If you want to truly live, then acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ headed for the cross and follow Him anyway even if it might cost you everything.

    City Slickers is a movie that describes the adventures of three friends having mid-life crises. They escape the city and head west for a two-week cattle run to discover what's important in life. Before they leave, Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) shares what he does for a living at Dad's Day at ...read more

  • The Call Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 9, 2016
     | 10,046 views

    the cross is not just a symbol we look to or place our faith in. It’s not just what Jesus did for us. It is what Jesus invites us to. It is a way of life for those following Jesus.

    The Call to the Cross Mark 8:34-38 The Cross. What comes to mind when you hear that word? A decorative altar ornament? Something that rests on top of a church steeple? A piece of jewelry hanging around the neck? Mention the word "cross" to the people of Jesus' day and a very different image came ...read more

  • Not A Fan, But A Follower

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 21,513 views

    An exploration of Jesus’ call to discipleship.

    “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Discipleship Series

    Contributed by David Baeder on May 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,415 views

    Lesson one in a 15 lesson series on discipleship.

    Discipleship The Meaning of Discipleship Sunday, April 11, 2010 am Reading: Mark 8:34-38 Introduction: This morning, we’re beginning a new adventure. We’re starting a new sermon series on discipleship. I’m afraid that “discipleship” is a term that most of us ...read more

  • The Way To Life Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,231 views

    Some save their lives only to lose it. Others lose their lives to save it. What a paradoxical message. Yet Jesus said it was necessary.

    Mark 8:31-38 The Way to Life Recent report from Vatican to priests: sermons must be short (10 min), pithy and topical. Aren’t you glad I’m not a Catholic because my sermons won’t be short nor topical! Introduction – Heaven An elderly couple passed away and found ...read more

  • Why Do We Follow Christ

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,137 views

    Why did you decide to become a Christian? What was it that put you over the top and made you decide to follow Him? And then I want to know, why do you continue to follow Him?

    As I was sitting in my office Tuesday, thinking about today’s message, which I have titled, “Why do we follow Christ?” a song came on the radio by Chris Tomlin by the name of “I Will Follow.” I thought, thanks God for that conformation! The words of the song are very ...read more

  • How To Save Your Life

    Contributed by Zachariah King on Sep 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,354 views

    Thoes who try to save their own lives will loose it , what a fearful warning from our lord and what did he mean?

    Mark 8:34- 34 And when he had called the people[ unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the ...read more

  • Upon This Rock

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,798 views

    What does upon this rock mean?

    Upon This Rock Matthew 16:13-20 Rev. Mark A. Barber Most of us have heard this text preached before and/or studied it in Sunday school. Usually the lesson zeroes in on Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ. Additionally, there is usually some discussion on whether Peter was given the ...read more

  • Your Cross

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,477 views

    What Our cross really is

    Mini-Sermon-Moses, shepherd’s rod. This rod was not only for his protection; it was part of his life. In the culture of the Middle East in those days, a person was identified with his rod, another name for staff. For those familiar with the story of Judah and Tamar, this was the reason why ...read more

  • Sometimes We Think We Know Better Than The Lord

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 49 ratings
     | 22,173 views

    A sermon on the Cross-centered life.

    Mark 8:31-38 “Sometimes We Think WE Know Better Than The Lord” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org History is filled with examples of women and men who, by throwing away their lives, gained life eternal. Late in the 4th Century there was a certain monk ...read more

  • A Rebuke Turned Back Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,858 views

    Jesus turns from silence about His achievements to open speaking about His death. He will not follow the ambition path, the pleasure path, or the easy spirituality path.

    You can admire Jesus, you can think well of Jesus, you can even love Jesus. But you cannot domesticate Him, you cannot tame Him, you cannot make Him sweet and nice and pretty. He is who He is and He says what He says, and sometimes it’s hard to take. In my experience, just about everybody out ...read more

  • How Do I Take Up My Cross?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,172 views

    This sermon looks at both what it means, and also what it does not mean, for us to take up our cross for Jesus.

    Jesus said to his disciples and to the crowd following him, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (8:34). It’s hard for us to hear those words in the same way that those following Jesus heard it. The context is that Peter has just recognised that ...read more