This sermon, drawing from Mark 8:34-36, was preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on September 5, 2021 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, and online at spucc.org/streaming.