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Take up your cross and follow Jesus. Follow Jesus and keep your soul Mk. 8:34-38 Keep your soul Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-25 Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-25

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Take up Take up your your

cross and cross and follow follow JesusJesus

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525

"Enter through the narrow "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and leads to destruction, and there are many who enter there are many who enter through it. For the gate is through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there that leads to life, and there are are few who find itfew who find it (Matt. (Matt. 7:13-14).7:13-14).

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525 Take up cross Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:34-39

knowing this, that our knowing this, that our old old self was crucified with Him,self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin in order that our body of sin might be done away with, might be done away with, so that we would no longer so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; (Rom. 6:6).be slaves to sin; (Rom. 6:6).

. . . I . . . I die dailydie daily (1 Cor. (1 Cor. 15:31).15:31).Therefore Therefore consider the consider the members of your earthly members of your earthly body as deadbody as dead to immorality, to immorality, impurity, passion, evil impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry (Col. amounts to idolatry (Col. 3:5).3:5).

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525 Take up cross Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:34-39 Follow Jesus 1 Pet. 2:21 1 Pet. 2:21

"It is enough for the "It is enough for the disciple disciple that he become like his that he become like his teacher,teacher, and the and the slave like slave like his masterhis master. . . . (Matt. . . . . (Matt. 10:25).10:25).

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525 Take up cross Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:34-39 Follow Jesus 1 Pet. 2:21 1 Pet. 2:21 Lose your life

What’s the profit, if you forfeit? Pleasures of sin Heb. 11:25 Heb. 11:25 Hell Matt. 25:41, 46 Matt. 25:41, 46

choosing rather to endure choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the ill-treatment with the people of God than to people of God than to enjoy enjoy the passing pleasures of sinthe passing pleasures of sin (Heb. 11:25).(Heb. 11:25).

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525 Take up cross Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:34-39 Follow Jesus 1 Pet. 2:21 1 Pet. 2:21 Lose your life

What’s the profit, if you forfeit? Pleasures of sin Heb. 11:25 Heb. 11:25 Hell Matt. 25:41, 46 Matt. 25:41, 46

““Then He will also say to Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal into the eternal fire which fire which has been prepared for the has been prepared for the devil and his angelsdevil and his angels. . . . . . . . These will These will go away into go away into eternal punishment,eternal punishment, but the but the righteous into eternal life” righteous into eternal life” (Matt. 25:41, 46).(Matt. 25:41, 46).

Follow Jesus and keep your soulFollow Jesus and keep your soulMk. 8:34-38Mk. 8:34-38

Keep your soul Deny self Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-Phil. 2:7-8; Mk. 10:23-2525 Take up cross Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:34-39 Follow Jesus 1 Pet. 2:21 1 Pet. 2:21 Lose your life

What’s the profit, if you forfeit? Pleasures of sin Heb. 11:25 Heb. 11:25 Hell Matt. 25:41, 46 Matt. 25:41, 46

What’s important? Seek God first Matt. 6:33 Matt. 6:33

Take up Take up your your

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