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Jul 2023
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Take Up Your Cross | Gospel of Matthew

Practicing the Way
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What if control is actually an illusion? What if yielding is actually the path to freedom and joy? John Mark explores Jesus' call to deny your self and take up your cross and follow Him. In a culture of hedonism, digital instant gratification, and postmodern propaganda, this call sounds bizarre. But in yielding control to God in trusting love, we enter the Kingdom.


Key Scripture Passage: Matthew 16v21-27


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