If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?"
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today (July 17), this was read as our New Testament Lesson (or Epistle) for the day.
mkl62 7 months ago
I just watched this same message on channle 23 in Memphis.
Luke 9:23
If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?"
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple."
b157566 2 years ago