Following Jesus
B12 – Taking up our Crosses – Mark 8:34-38
Key Words: Salvation, Following Jesus, Dying to Self, Life through Death, Spiritual Life
- What does it mean to most people to follow Jesus?
- Identify the three commands in verse 34 Jesus gives to those who desire to “come after him.”
- What does self-denial have to do with following Jesus?
- Jesus had not yet been crucified when he gave this command, what then did he mean by taking up our cross?
- What does it mean to follow someone or be a disciple of someone?
- What does it mean to follow Jesus?
- How does the paradox of verse 35 work?
- In what context does Jesus use the term ‘world’ in verse 36?
- What does verse 36 have to do with priorities regarding temporal and spiritual matters?
- Is the life offered by Jesus worth it… explain?