TEACHING BIG IDEA: Everything I gain from following Jesus is worth everything I lose by sacrificially denying myself.

Identity is complex. Christ-followers are called to place our hope in Jesus, and to firmly root identity in who He is. How we live out of our identity in Jesus can become hard when the troubles and sorrows of life surround us and beat us down.

Jesus leads us to discover our true identity. First, Jesus calls us to deny ourselves—our selfish desires, our ambitions, our greed and materialism, or anything else that reflects that we are prioritizing ourselves instead of making Jesus first. Secondly, we pick up our cross daily. This is sacrificial living exemplified in our willingness to suffer and carry the burden of the cross every day for the sake of Christ. Thirdly, we follow Jesus. We learn from Him to become like Him in every aspect of our lives.

When we deny ourselves, die to ourselves, and then commit completely to Jesus’ way of life, we discover our true identity which is firmly rooted in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Then we capture the hope that the life we gain with Jesus now and in eternity is worth the life we lose by sacrificially denying ourselves

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