THE KING & HIS KINGDOM - MATTHEW 16:24-28
MATTHEW 16:24
three requirements:
1. DENY YOURSELF
THE GREATEST IDOL YOU WILL EVER HAVE TO DRAG OFF THE THRONE IS THE ONE THAT LOOKS BACK AT YOU IN THE MIRROR.
THE GREATEST ENEMY OF GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIFE IS OFTEN YOUR OWN WILL.
2. TAKE UP YOUR CROSS
3. FOLLOW ME
YOU HAVEN'T TRULY FOLLOWED JESUS UNTIL HE HAS LED YOU SOMEWHERE YOUR FLESH DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
MATTHEW 16:25
THE LIFE YOU'RE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO MAY BE THE VERY THING KEEPING YOU FROM THE LIFE GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU.
GOD DOESN'T IMPROVE THE OLD MAN; HE CRUCIFIES HIM.
MATTHEW 16:26
A FULL BANK ACCOUNT CANNOT BUY BACK AN EMPTY ETERNITY
SUCCESS WITHOUT JESUS IS STILL FAILURE IF IT COSTS YOUR SOUL.
MATTHEW 16:27
THE WORLD MAY NOT REWARD YOUR FAITHFULNESS, BUT HEAVEN KEEPS PERFECT RECORDS.
MATTHEW 16:28
If you only see the sacrifice, you’ll quit; if you see the king, you’ll keep going
Jesus gives us three questions today:
1. WHAT NEEDS TO DIE?
2. WHAT CROSS ARE YOU REFUSING TO CARRY?
3. WHO IS REALLY LEADING YOUR LIFE?
1. The Christian life doesn't begin with self-improvement; it begins with self-surrender.
2. You will never regret anything you lay down at the feet of Jesus.
3. The cross is heavy, but disobedience is heavier
4. A disciple is not identified by what he believes about Jesus, but by what he has surrendered for Jesus.
5. When Jesus becomes everything, you discover He is more than enough.