Take up your cross of self-denial
Luke 9:18 Once when Jesus was praying in
private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds
say I am?" 19 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist;
others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has
come back to life." 20 "But what about you?" he
asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of
God." 21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
22 And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be
rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be
killed and on the third day be raised to life." 23 Then he said
to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take
up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his
life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
“No.” It’s a little word with a lot of influence, especially for parents. “No, you may not have ic…
“No.” It’s a little word with a lot of influence, especially for parents. “No, you may not have ic…