“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16:24-28‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mat.16.24-28.esv
All,This stands out because Jesus says, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Notice the order. 1) Deny self 2) take up cross(self dies) 3) Follow Jesus. You would think that to follow Jesus would be first, but He knows that we can’t serve ourselves and Him, so we must deny ourselves before we can truly follow Him. Please pray that we and our friends hold Christ first over all today. Please pray for David and Wes’s group.