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  • Mike Lewis avatar

    The Cross We Take Up Series

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 27, 2022
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    These men had taken up their cross to follow Jesus. And that is the title of our sermon this morning. The Cross We Take Up.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION THROUGH THE GATES OF SPLENDOR It was the summer of 1950 when Jim Elliot learned of the Auca Indians and many of the Quichua tribes living throughout the jungles of Ecuador. He was asked to consider a calling to preach the Gospel to these people. After learning their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Multiple Meanings Of The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 10, 2025
     | 265 views

    The cross you may be wearing means a great deal more than even many Christians understand.

    Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2025 In every Christian assembly I’ve attended, I have noticed a number of folks in the congregation wearing jewelry in the shape of a cross, usually simple silver or gold, but sometimes more intricate. On occasion I’ve seen images of Jesus hanging on ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Truly Seeing The Cross As Supernatural Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 2,080 views

    We Can Make Truth Understandable, but not understood for in the last analysis we do not make anyone understand the truth of the gospel.

    Today is Palm Sunday. It’s a day when we stop to remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. It was the last week of His earthly life. Today, Jesus enters into the most important religious city to the applause and praise of multitude of people. From Sunday’s praise and Palm branches to Friday’s chants of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Accepts His Cross Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 12, 2022
     | 1,793 views

    Jesus took up His cross willingly. Shall we?

    Jesus Accepts His Cross (Those of us who have had the privilege and honor of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land always make Jerusalem part of the holy time. There, although the Jewish Temple has been replaced by a grand mosque, we can see the very places we read about in the New Testament, the actions ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Take Up Your Cross Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
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     | 1,869 views

    Jesus calls us to take up our cross, which means embracing the pain, loneliness, and partnership that comes with following Him. The journey may be difficult, but the reward is worth it.

    Today, we're gonna talk about something taking up our crosses, and I've got a cool object lesson to help us understand it better. But first, let's dive into the message. You know, life can be pretty hard sometimes, right? Jesus actually told us that we'd face some tough times. Check out what He ...read more

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    The Seven Words Of Jesus On The Cross

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 28, 2025
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    The last words of a dying person are often the most profound and revealing. The words Jesus spoke while hanging on the cross give us deep insights into His love, mission, and the redemption He accomplished for humanity.

    THE SEVEN WORDS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 23:33-49 Supporting Texts: Matthew 27:45-50, Mark 15:33-39, John 19:25-30, Isaiah 53:3-7 INTRODUCTION The last words of a dying person are often the most profound and revealing. The words Jesus spoke while hanging on ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Cherish The Blessing Of The Curse On The Cross

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 16, 2025
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    What is a curse? How are we blessed through a curse? Find out in this Good Friday Sermon

    4.18.25 Galatians 3:10–13 (EHV) 10 In fact, those who rely on the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the book of the law.” 11 Clearly no one is declared righteous before God by the law, because “The ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 11, 2025
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    Jim Eliot, once famously wrote in his diary on 28th October 1949: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose” . And Jesus says something similar in this morning's Gospel reading

    Lk 14:25-33 Take up your cross and follow me Jim Eliot, an American missionary who was killed on 8th January 1956 taking the Gospel to the Waodani people in Ecuador - once famously wrote in his diary on 28th October 1949: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep To gain that which he ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Take Up Your Cross

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 12, 2025
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    Jesus wasn’t offering comfort or bling, but blood — a cross that kills self and births love, the heartbeat of true discipleship.

    Prologue — The Little Athens of Palestine They had followed Him north — away from the dust and clamor of Galilee, away from the familiar crowds pressing for healing — into a region strange and foreign. The road climbed toward the foothills of Mount Hermon, where the air cooled and new sounds ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    In The Cross Of Christ I Glory Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 31, 2025
     | 217 views

    In the cross of Christ I glory

    Galatians 6:11 - 18 In the cross of Christ I glory The Letter - It's Priority - 11 Ye see how large a letter It's Paternity - I have written unto you It's Pertinency - with mine own hand. (It was Necessary) The Look Their Desire - 12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The God Who Crosses The Distance

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jul 16, 2025
     | 327 views

    This sermon tackles the remarkable feat of Voyager 1 as it try to reach out the stars while God has already reached us through His son.

    Scripture: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” —Romans 5:8 Something remarkable will happen in November 2026. A small spacecraft, no bigger than an old car, will reach a distance no human-made object has ever achieved. Voyager ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Crossing Over Without Burdens Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 25, 2025
     | 363 views

    A prophetic call to leave behind spiritual, emotional, and historical weights and enter the next season light, free, and victorious by the power of God.

    CROSSING OVER WITHOUT BURDENS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Exodus 14:13-16 Key Verse: “Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you today… The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” (Exodus 14:13-14) Supporting Texts: Isaiah 43:18-19; Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Crossing Over With Joy, Not Burdens Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 27, 2025
     | 280 views

    An exhortation to enter the new year with a heart full of joy, leaving behind regrets, burdens, and disappointments, in order to embrace God’s strength and favour.

    CROSSING OVER WITH JOY, NOT BURDENS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Nehemiah 8:10 Key Verse: “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Crossing Over To A Greater Tomorrow Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 28, 2025
     | 503 views

    God is calling His people to move forward in faith, leaving the past behind and stepping into a divinely prepared future of increase and fulfillment.

    CROSSING OVER TO A GREATER TOMORROW By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 43:19 Key Verse: “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19) Supporting Texts: Deuteronomy 30:19; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Take Up Your Cross Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Mar 14, 2022
     | 2,241 views

    What does it look like to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus?

    [IMAGE] Philippine Passion Play - practice of literally crucifying people (voluntarily). The practice began in 1962 after a popular play about Jesus’ death. One man, Ruben Enaje, (as of 2019) had been hung on a cross 33 times. Many men and women have voluntarily submitted to temporary crucifixion ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ