Mountaintop Church
Our Journey to the Cross | The Sacrifice of Discipleship
Pastor Rob Seagears
Locations & Times
Solomon's Campus
9213 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
Saturday 10:55 AM
INTRO: The Message of the Cross has the Power to…
1. Saves Us
"For the message of the CROSS is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Cor 1:18
2. Separates Us
"But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Gal 6:14
3. Sanctify Us.
but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
ANALYSIS: The 3 Sacrifices of Discipleship
1. Denying Oneself.
let him deny himself... Vs 24
"But know this, that in the last days [a]perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves..."2 Tim 3:1-2
2. Dying to Oneself
and take up his cross Vs 24
3. Dedicating Oneself
and follow Me.Vs 24
APPLICATION: The Sacrifice of Discipleship is a Commitment to…
Letting Go of our Old Life for His Life
"For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." Vs 25.
Value our Souls above our Seductions (the world)
"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Vs26
" The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?' So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink and be merry.”' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God”
Luke 12:16-21
Invest in His Return!
"For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works."Vs 27
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." 2 Timothy 4:7-8
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