As we continue to consider God’s vision for the church, we see that God’s vision is a church that embraces the cross. So often in life, we flee the difficult things. We want to stay far away from the hard or painful things. Yet, very frequently, for the sake of Christ’s name God calls us exactly to those things—as we embrace the cross of Christ, and embrace crosses of our own.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on September 24, 2023.

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