The Commands of Jesus
“Take up your cross”
“Throw it away”
“Take my yoke”
Matthew 16:24-28, 5:27-30 & 11:25-30
“Take up your cross”
• As a follower of Jesus, make the most of every moment living as if there is no tomorrow.
“Throw it away”
• Identify where your weaknesses are when it comes to temptation and sin, and be strategic in dealing with temptation and avoiding sin.
“Take my yoke”
• Jesus offers the easiest way to go through life, and he offers to go through it with us.
Transformation Expectation
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God…”
Galatians 2:20-21