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Living the Resurrection: Discipleship Beyond the Cross

1. Choosing the Cross

Mark 8:34 ESV

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.

Mark 8:35 ESV

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.

2. Valuing the Eternal

Mark 8:36 ESV

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Mark 8:37 ESV

For what can a man give in return for his soul?

3. Living Unashamed

Mark 8:38 ESV

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Mark 9:1 ESV

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

4. Denying Themselves

Acts 5:27 ESV

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

Acts 5:28 ESV

saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

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The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.

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God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

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And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Acts 5:33 ESV

When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.

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But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.

Acts 5:35 ESV

And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.

Acts 5:36 ESV

For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

Acts 5:37 ESV

After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

Acts 5:38 ESV

So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;

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but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,

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and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Acts 5:41 ESV

Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.

Acts 5:42 ESV

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.