Journey To The Cross

“If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”  (Matt 16:24-25)

WORSHIP TEST

Submitting to the authority of God’s brings freedom.

“The devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and said, ‘All this I give You, if You fall down and worship me.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go away, Satan! For it is written: “YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, & SERVE HIM ONLY.”’” (Matt 4:8-10)

In what way is Jesus asking me to submit to Him?

LORDSHIP TEST

Surrendering to God’s exchanges temporal benefits for eternal rewards.

“He knelt down and began to pray, ‘Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.’” (Luke 22:41-42)

Is there something I need to lay at the cross?

THE 70 x 7 TEST

“Then Peter came up and said to Him, ‘Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.’” (Matt 18:21-22)