2. He was saying to them all,
Luke 9:23-24
He was saying to them all,
“If anyone desires to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

3. Luke 9:23-24
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

5. To follow Jesus I must:
deny myself.

6. Mark 12:28-30
One of the teachers of religion who was standing there listening to the discussion realized that Jesus had answered well.

7. So he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Mark 12:28-30
So he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Jesus replied,
“The one that says,

8. Mark 12:28-30
“The one that says, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is One. And you must love Him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.’”

9. - I must love Jesus more than I love myself.
To deny myself means:
- I must love Jesus more than I love myself.

11. - I must love Jesus more than I love myself … or anything else.
To deny myself means:
- I must love Jesus more than I love myself … or anything else.

13. - Don’t depend on yourself.
To deny myself means:
- Don’t depend on yourself.
Depend on Him

15. To deny myself means:
- refuse and reject

17. To follow Jesus
you must:
die to yourself.

20. To follow Jesus
you must:
die to yourself.

22. To follow Jesus I must:
do it daily.

24. Why should I do this?

25. Because the only way to save your life is to lose it.
Why should I do this?
Because the only way to save your life is to lose it.