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Mark 8
34 And calling the crowd
to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after
me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
35 For whoever would save
his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s
will save it.
36 For what does it
profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
37 For what can a man give in exchange for his soul?”
The
message this morning is simple yet serious.
·
The
Lord is calling the crowds to Him again in our day.
·
Jesus
is asking a simple question: Does anyone want to follow Him?
·
Whoever
desires to hang on to this life – will lose it anyway …
o Everyone leaves this
world and takes nothing of this world with them.
o The rich and the poor;
the young and the old; the famous and the unknown all meet together at the
Great White Throne Judgment seat of Christ. (Romans 14:10 & 2 Corinthians
5:10)
·
Only
the Gospel of Jesus Christ will save.
o This is an all in, all
done affair.
o There is only one
chance for a pardon.
§ Someone without sin must take your place.
Two thieves hung on crosses that day on Calvary. One on each side of Christ. Both were admittedly guilty and deserving of death. One thief thought only of himself and cursed Jesus … the other defended Jesus and asked to be remembered when He came into His kingdom. (Luke 23:39-43)
Which one are you today?
What would it take for you to give your life to Jesus?
·
What
does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?
·
What
would you give in exchange for your soul?
