Sermon Outline: Take up Your Cross and Follow Me: Mt. 16:24-27

Acts 11:26b

1) The Principle Mt. 16:24

Luke 9:23b

John 6:63-66
A) Self Denial

Ephesians 4:22

Matthew 7:21
B) Take Up One’s Cross

Luke 14:25-26

Matthew 10:36-38

C) Loyal obedience

1 John 2:6

2) The Paradox Mt.16:25-26

Philippians 3:7-11

Matthew 6:19-21

Matthew 19:29

3) The Parousia Mt.16:27

John 5:22

Romans 14:12; 2:5-8