Christianity is not set apart from other religions merely by what it teaches but by what God has done for us through the cross in the death and resurrection.

2. Mark 8:31-32
And he began to teach them that the Son
of Man must suffer many things and be
rejected by the elders and the chief priests
and the scribes and be killed, and after
three days rise again. And he said this
plainly. And Peter took him aside and
began to rebuke him.
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3. Mark 8:33-34
But turning and seeing his disciples, he
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me,
Satan! For you are not setting your mind
on the things of God, but on the things of
man.” And calling the crowd to him with
his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone
would come after me, let him deny himself
and take up his cross and follow me.
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4. Mark 8:35-37
For whoever would save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake and
the gospel’s will save it. For what does it
profit a man to gain the whole world and
forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in
return for his soul?
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5. Mark 8:38-9:1
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my
words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, of him will the Son of Man also
be ashamed when he comes in the glory of
his Father with the holy angels.” And he
said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are
some standing here who will not taste
death until they see the kingdom of God
after it has come with power.”
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7. Some learning begins with
needing to UNLEARN
what had been first
learned INCORRECTLY.

8. Some learning begins with
needing to UNLEARN
what had been first
learned INCORRECTLY.
Being a disciple does not mean you have it all
figured out, but you are willing to ACCEPT
instruction from Jesus.

9. Some learning begins with
needing to UNLEARN
what had been first
learned INCORRECTLY.
Being a disciple does not mean you have it all
figured out, but you are willing to ACCEPT
instruction from Jesus.
As the disciples see more clearly WHO He is
Jesus speaks more PLAINLY of what He came
to DO.

10. Jesus said He must be killed
which ran CONTRARY to
everything they believed in
CONFESSING Him as the Christ.

11. Jesus said He must be killed
which ran CONTRARY to
everything they believed in
CONFESSING Him as the Christ.
Christianity is not set apart merely by what it
TEACHES, but by what God has done for us
through the CROSS in Jesus’ death and
resurrection.

12. Jesus said He must be killed
which ran CONTRARY to
everything they believed in
CONFESSING Him as the Christ.
Christianity is not set apart merely by what it
TEACHES, but by what God has done for us
through the CROSS in Jesus’ death and
resurrection.
Accepting instruction means we must also be
willing to BOW to CORRECTION.

13. If we are not willing to bow to
correction, then we are
DECEIVING ourselves to think
we are open to INSTRUCTION.

14. If we are not willing to bow to
correction, then we are
DECEIVING ourselves to think
we are open to INSTRUCTION.
…bowing to correction leads to CHANGING
course to follow.

15. If we are not willing to bow to
correction, then we are
DECEIVING ourselves to think
we are open to INSTRUCTION.
…bowing to correction leads to CHANGING
course to follow.
The temptation to avoid the cross is the
temptation to avoid the COST of OBEDIENCE.

16. If we are not willing to bow to
correction, then we are
DECEIVING ourselves to think
we are open to INSTRUCTION.
…bowing to correction leads to CHANGING
course to follow.
The temptation to avoid the cross is the
temptation to avoid the COST of OBEDIENCE.
You cannot FOLLOW if you are taking the
LEAD.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate how well I accept instruction
( ) Identify where I need to bow to
correction
( ) Choose to change course to follow
( ) Meditate on Matthew 16:21-28, Mark
8:31-9:1 and/or Luke 9:22-27.
( ) Other________________________