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The Cross That Unlocks Your Next Level - Illustration on discipleship | IllustrateTheWord

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The Cross That Unlocks Your Next Level

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When Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me," He was not...

This is tradition perspectives on discipleship, drawing on Luke 9:23.

When Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me," He was not inviting you into poverty or defeat. He was issuing a kingdom invitation to radical surrender — the kind that positions you for overflow. Think about a farmer standing at the edge of his best field in planting season.…

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