In today’s episode we will be jumping right into Matthew Chapter 16

What does it mean to deny ourselves?

Self-denial for the Christian means renouncing oneself as the center of existence (which goes against the natural inclination of the human will) and recognizing Jesus Christ as one’s new and true center. It means acknowledging that the old self is dead and the new life is now hidden with Christ in God 

Self-denial can look different for all as we’re all part of different walks of life and different struggles but perhaps the most significant way we practice self-denial is in how we love respect our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Self-denial is the basis for Christian fellowship and service within the church and is actively demonstrated perfectly by Jesus : “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” Philippians 2:4-8 

How about you?

The story of the Bible is that our fellowship with God, which was lost in the beginning, is being restored through the ministry of Christ and as Christians we believe that we can get to know the one true and living God through the pages of His Word.

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