Hello,

Welcome to the Simple Not Shallow Podcast.

Before we begin, I want to say thank you to AvengerClaps for suggesting our topic. And if you have a topic you’d like to chat about, let me know in the comments section. Your suggestion might be next. Thank you.

So, interesting topic: denying ourselves and picking up our cross. I must confess, at first, I found this to be a little overwhelming. This topic covers so much ground and yet is an important teaching from Jesus. But where to begin?

Chapters:

00:00 – 00:28 – intro

00:29 – 00:51– Thank you AvengerClaps

00:52 – 11:06 – Deny self, pick up cross, and love

11:07 – 11:37 – The subject for next video

11:38 – 12:50 – Please Comment and closing

Scriptures Referenced:

Matthew 16:21 – 27, Mark 8:34 – 37, and Luke 9:23 – 26 --- Deny ourselves and take up our cross.

1 Corinthians 13:3 ----- If Paul surrendered his body to be burned but had no love, it would be for nothing.

Romans 8:13 -- Tells us we need to put to death our misdeeds and evil desires.

Colossians 3:5 – 9 -- Here, he also says that we are to put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature. And we are told what some of those are, both in actions and desires.

How to those things to death:

Romans 8:1 – 17 -- he says to live according to the Spirit and not according to the sinful nature.

Colossians 3 – Paul clarifies this by saying to clothe ourselves in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and bear with and forgive each other. And over all of these, put on love, which binds them together in unity.

Other interesting passage:

2 Peter 1: 5-8

Philippians 2:12,13 -- We are to work out our salvation as God is working in us.

Here are some links to:

My favorite YouTube apologist: Mike Winger

My favorite online church service: Alistair Begg

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