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The Wonderful Cross

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 The Wonderful Cross Scripture: Mark 8:34-38 (see also Matthew 16:24) 34  When He had called the people to  Himself,  with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.  35  For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.  36  For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?  37  Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?  38  For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” Luke 14:26-27 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my discip...