"Follow Me'

"In a world where everything revolves around self— protect yourself, promote yourself, preserve yourself, entertain yourself, comfort yourself, take care of yourself— Jesus said, “Slay yourself”…

"Somewhere along the way, amid varying cultural tides and popular church trends, it seems that we have minimized Jesus’ summons to total abandonment. Churches are filled with supposed Christians who seem content to have casual association with Christ while giving nominal adherence to Christianity. Scores of men, women, and children have been told that becoming a follower of Jesus simply involves acknowledging certain facts or saying certain words. But this is not true. Disciples like Peter, Andrew, James, [and] John…  show us that the call to follow Jesus is not simply an invitation to pray a prayer; it’s a summons to lose our lives."   (Luke 9:23-24)

-- David Platt, "Follow Me"