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 Thank you, Jared.

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 Go back with me to Luke, would you?

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 And let's go to Luke chapter 9.

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 Luke chapter 9.

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 Jesus said, if you're going to follow me, you've got to take up your cross daily.

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 Take up your cross daily.

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 Folks, what that means is you've got to take up your cross daily.

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 What's that?

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 You can do that for the 5K?

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 I don't think so.

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 My goal is to not knock over this computer right now.

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 That means it's going to be cumbersome sometimes and inconvenient and it might be painful.

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 And you're going to wish you could set it down.

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 Because it would be a whole lot easier to go through your day without it.

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 Huh?

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 I know I could set it down.

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 And yeah, that's what the world says.

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 Why are you carrying that around?

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 Why don't you set it down?

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 It would be a whole lot easier.

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 So, Luke chapter 9.

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 Let's look at it.

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 Verse 57.

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 As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, I will follow you wherever you go.

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 How many people have said to Jesus, I'll follow you?

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 How many of us have sung along, I'll follow Jesus.

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 I'll follow him.

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 Jesus replied, foxes have dens to live in.

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 Birds have nests.

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 But the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.

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 He said to another person, come, follow me.

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 And the man agreed.

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 But then he said, Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.

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 But Jesus told him, let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.

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 Your duty is to go and preach about the kingdom of God.

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 Another said, yes, Lord, I will follow you.

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 But first let me say goodbye to my family.

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 But Jesus told him, anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God.

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 My challenge, folks, is to take a one-way journey.

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 Take a one-way journey.

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 This thing is cumbersome, isn't it?

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 It's annoying.

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 I'm going to pick it up again later.

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 I'm going to pick it up again later.

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 I've done that a lot in my life.

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 I've picked up my cross and then I've set it back now.

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 Jesus said three things here.

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 Do you understand the message he's sending to these people?

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 Does it sound harsh?

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 Does it sound cruel?

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 Are you sure you want to follow Jesus?

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 You sure he's the one you want to follow?

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 Or would you rather follow man-made religion?

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 Would you rather follow traditional church?

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 Because I'll be honest with you.

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 Traditional church is nicer.

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 It's comfortable.

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 It's nice.

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 We get to have nice things.

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 And it's pleasant.

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 And we get to have a nice social club.

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 And we get to, you know, have nice beautiful things.

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 And we get to have a nice long tradition of doing things one way.

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 And everybody gets to be comfortable.

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 And we get to have a nice pleasant world that we live in for a long time.

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 Everybody gets to know everybody.

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 And everybody gets to be comfortable.

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 And everybody gets to have a nice us four and no more way of doing things.

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 And that's comfortable.

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 And it's pleasant.

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 And everybody knows what to expect.

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 But when Jesus comes in and shakes things up, it gets uncomfortable.

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 And then it's like, now slow down here.

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 Jesus, what are you doing?

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 This isn't about you.

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 This is about what we have going on.

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 And if we aren't careful, we find ourselves doing that.

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 We find ourselves, the church of Jesus, telling him it's not about him.

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 And he says, you're not my followers.

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 And we talked about that last week.

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 And instead, his challenge is, pick up your cross.

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 You haven't picked up your cross in a long time.

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 You've got to give something up.

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 You haven't given something up in a long time.

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 You haven't lain something down in a long time.

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 You haven't sacrificed anything in a long time.

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 You haven't put anything to death in a long time.

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 The Jesus way is a way of death.

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 You haven't died in a long time.

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 The Jesus way is a way of death.

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 You haven't died in a long time.

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 The Jesus way is a one-way journey to death.

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 Do you realize what the Emmaus Road was?

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 They called it the Via Dolorosa.

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 Do you realize what the journey to the cross was?

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 It was a journey to death.

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 It was a one-way journey to the cross.

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 He wasn't getting out of that.

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 It was a one-way, no looking back, the cross before me, the world behind me, no turning back.

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 I'm going to die.

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 And Jesus said, if you want to follow me, you must go and die.

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 It was a one-way journey to death.

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 Turn over five chapters, would you?

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 Turn over five chapters to Luke chapter 14.

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 Take a one-way journey with me.

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 If you don't, it's okay.

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 It's okay, guys.

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 It's okay if you don't want to do it.

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 Just don't call yourself a disciple yet.

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 It's okay if you're not there on your journey.

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 It's okay.

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 Hey, Jesus is so patient with you.

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 He's so kind.

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 He's so patient with you.

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 You're not there yet on your journey.

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 Just don't try to say that you're a disciple yet if you're not ready to take a one-way journey to the cross.

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 Luke chapter 14.

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 Luke chapter 14 and verse 25.

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 Luke chapter 15.

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 Luke chapter 15.

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 Luke chapter 15.

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 Luke chapter 15.

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 Luke chapter 15.

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 Jesus said, if you will be my disciple.

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 After the fact, we get to read about these guys, and he calls them his disciples.

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 but before then they were disciples in training now we can all be disciples in training right

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 jesus is teaching them how to be his disciples so if you want to be this if you want to be a

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 jesus follower this is how it has to look so luke chapter 14 let's skip down to verse 25 verse 25

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 a large crowd was following jesus

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 this is the cost of being a disciple cannot be my disciple are y'all sure that you want to be

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 jesus followers are you sure you want to be disciples of jesus

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 if you don't it's okay a lot of people don't there's billions of people in this world

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 a lot of them don't want to be jesus followers

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 jesus says otherwise you can't be my disciples if you don't carry your own cross and follow me

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 you can't be my disciple here we go again

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 if you don't carry your own cross and follow me you cannot be my disciple verse 28 but don't begin

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 until you do what count the cost so that's number two count the cost for who would begin construction

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 of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it

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 otherwise you might complete only the foundation before running out of money and then everyone

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 would laugh at you they would say there's the person who started that building and couldn't afford to

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 finish it or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his

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 counselors to discuss whether his army of 10 000 could defeat the 20 000 soldiers marching against

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 him and if he can't he will send a delegation to discuss the terms of peace while the enemy is still

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 far away so you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own

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 salt is good for seasoning but if it loses its flavor how do you make it salty again flavorless salt

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 is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile it is thrown away anyone with ears to hear

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 should listen and understand have you become flavorless salt have you become the king who goes to war

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 without enough soldiers to get the job done have you become the building with only the foundation

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 and not enough to finish the building do you understand what i'm saying

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 have you become the christian who won't carry his cross

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 have you become the christian who didn't count the cost

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 of being the disciple

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 this is a hard thing to think about

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 but i think this is why jesus wanted us to stop and remember his sacrifice

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 so often

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 we do the lord's supper or communion four times a year

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 why do you think jesus wanted us to do it so often

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 so we wouldn't forget his sacrifice right

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 why do you think he wanted us to remember his sacrifice

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 because otherwise

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 we just get caught up in life and we forget the dear cost

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 of what it took

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 to forgive us

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 to buy us back

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 from the jaws of death

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 because we get wrapped up

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 in what our kids are doing

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 and we get wrapped up

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 in what our next vacation is

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 and we get wrapped up in how we're going to pay the next bill

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 and we get wrapped up in just the cares and everyday life

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 and we forget

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 what jesus had to do

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 and we forget

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 what it cost

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 and we forget

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 the cost

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 that he asks

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 us to pay

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 look if you don't want to pay the cost

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 i understand

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 most don't

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 but i ask you

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 to consider it

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 forget what i ask

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 jesus is asking you

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 to consider it

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 consider paying the cost

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 he's asking you to be his disciple

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 he's asking you to come following

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 but he's telling you

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 count the cost

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 pick up the cross

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 and carry it

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 because it's worth it

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 it's worth it

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 but your priorities

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 have to change

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 the things that are important to you

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 right now

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 have to become less important

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 and the things that are not as important to you

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 right now

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 have to become more important

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 people getting saved

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 have to become

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 most important to you

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 people getting baptized

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 and lives being changed

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 have to become most important to you

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 what's important to god

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 has to become most important to you

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 if that changes

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 then it all falls into place

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 it all starts to make sense

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 if that doesn't change

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 then it won't ever make sense

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 it'll all still steam out of order to you

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 and you'll still be frustrated

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 and you'll still be irritated

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 and you'll still be mad

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 and i won't be able to help you

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 and nobody else will be able to help you

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 i promise you

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 last one

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 romans chapter 8

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 you don't have to turn it there

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 it's one verse

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 i've got it on the screen for you

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 if you live according to the flesh

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 you're going to die

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 but if you by the spirit

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 put to death

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 the deeds of the body

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 you will live

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 if you by the spirit

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 put to death

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 the deeds of the body

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 you will live

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 dietrich bonhoeffer

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 had to have been referencing

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 kind of that scripture verse

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 when he said this quote

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 when christ calls a man

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 he bids him

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 come and die

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 jesus said

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 if you follow me

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 you got to pick up your cross

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 what happened

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 when jesus picked up his cross

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 and walked that road

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 he was carrying it

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 to his death

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 well

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 he couldn't make it

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 all the way

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 could he

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 somebody else had to come

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 and carry his cross

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 for the first time

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 and now

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 there was a man called simon

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 and now

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 every one of us

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 is called to pick up

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 our cross

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 and carry it

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 and now we're called

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 to die

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 daily

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 not physically

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 but spiritually

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 every one of us

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 is called

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 to put ourselves

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 and our desires

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 and our flesh

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 and our priorities

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 and our motives

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 and our wants

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 and our needs

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 to death

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 and jesus said

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 my way is better

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 trust me

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 you trusted me

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 with salvation

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 you trusted me

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 to forgive you

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 you trusted me

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 to give you

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 eternal life

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 now trust me

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 that my way

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 is better

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 and kill off you

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 and let me

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 live through you

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 and if you're not

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 willing to do that

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 then you'll never

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 taste my life

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 because you'll never

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 put yourself

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 to death

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 so the challenge

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 is to die

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 daily

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 we've said it

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 every week

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 the jesus way

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 is a way

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 of transformation

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 it's always

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 a way

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 of transformation

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 but it always

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 has to start

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 with death

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 first

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 that's the little

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 secret

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 that's the

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 uncomfortable part

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 that's the hard

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 part

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 y'all

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 carrying this

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 thing around

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 i'm glad

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 it looked

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 awkward

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 i'm glad

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 it looked

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 uncomfortable

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 because trust

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 me

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 it is

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 that was

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 not fun

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 up here

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 okay

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 it was

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 awkward

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 and uncomfortable

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 did it look

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 awkward and

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 uncomfortable

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 it was

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 and trust me

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 in real life

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 it is

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 in church

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 life

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 it is

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 in family

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 life

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 carrying your

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 cross

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 cross

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 is

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 in all

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 your

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 relationships

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 carrying your

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 cross

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 is awkward

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 difficult

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 painful

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 uncomfortable

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 but it's

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 worth it

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 that's why

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 he asks

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 you to do

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 it

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 so our

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 takeaway

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 today

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 and we're

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 done

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 following

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 jesus

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 means daily

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 following him

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 to the cross

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 and dying

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 to myself

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 you gotta

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 do it

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 gotta follow

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 him to that

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 cross

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 gotta pick

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 it up

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 follow him

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 to that

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 cross

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 nail

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 your flesh

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 to that

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 cross

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 nail

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 your

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 priorities

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 to that

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 cross

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 nail

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 your

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 lies

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 your

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 fear

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 to that

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 cross

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 nail

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 your

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 worry to that cross. Nail your pain to that cross. Nail your cares to that cross. And

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 then say, Jesus, replace it. I got nothing to carry now. Now give me your grace. Give

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 me your hope. Give me your life. Give me your comfort. Give me your peace. Give me your

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 kindness. Give me your joy. Give me all that you promise. That's what he fills you with.

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 The fruit of the spirit. Now all the people in your life, brother, man, what happened

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 to you? I picked up my cross. God did the rest. Let's pray together. God, right now,

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 you're working on my heart. I pray that you're working on somebody else's too. You ask us

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 to do difficult things and none more difficult than to pick up our cross and follow you.

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 Every day you just bring things into our day that seem more than we can take on. But

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 nothing is too hard for God. You said, is anything too hard for God? We know the answer is no.

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 God, right? When you were facing your own cross, which is more than we'll ever have to face.

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 You prayed to your father, let this cup pass from me and

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 father, if it be your will, let this cup pass from me.

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 But you knew that you were going to walk that road and you were going to lay down your life for us.

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 And with everything that

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 we have to give, we thank you for doing that.

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 We would have no hope. We'd have no reason

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 to gather. We'd have no reason to live

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 without the forgiveness and the new life we have in you

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 because of your salvation, because of your sacrifice.

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 So as we remembered your death,

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 your broken body and blood in the Lord's Supper today,

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 we remember your sacrifice, we remember your cross,

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 and we're challenged to take up our own.

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 God, that means laying down some things.

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 By your spirit, I pray that you would show us exactly what we need to lay down,

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 what we need to put to death.

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 Convict our hearts, God.

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 If there is a spirit of discord, if there is a spirit of

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 strife, if there is a

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 unholy spirit,

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 quench it, Lord.

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 I pray that you would unite us together

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 around your heart

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 for the lost,

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 around your mission.

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 That is what would reign supreme.

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 Let us be a people

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 of love for you,

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 for one another.

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 Amen.

00:24:07.879 --> 00:24:07.959
 Amen.

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 Church, is there someone here in our house

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 who would like to turn from their sins

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 and turn to Jesus this morning?

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 With our heads bowed and eyes closed,

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 would you lift your hand and say,

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 I'd like to do that?

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 Thank you.

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 With everyone's heads bowed,

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 I'd just love for you to slip up here

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 and sit on this front row,

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 if that's you right now.

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 If your hand's up,

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 just come on up and sit on this front row

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 and I'll come talk to you.

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 Is there anybody else who would say,

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 I just need prayer?

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 Just slip your hand up

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 and I'll pray for you.

00:25:02.339 --> 00:25:02.799
 Thank you.

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 I need prayer for something going on in my heart.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 Lord, you know what's going on in their hearts.

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 I just pray that you would touch them right now.

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 You'd work in their situation.

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 You'd work in their life.

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 God, just move in our church, Lord.

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 This is your church.

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 You founded it.

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 You'll see it through.

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 You work, God.

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 It's in your name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.