Living In Denial - Week 1

There is no "I" in denial. 

 

 

Luke 9 

 

18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 

 

19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 

 

20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

 

23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 

 

24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 

 

25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

 

Some say...

 

 

Who do you say that I am?

 

 

Jesus is not one of many ways to approach God, nor is He the best of several ways; He is the only way.

— A. W. Tozer

 

 

Romans 6

 

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 

 

 

“Our confessions of sin need to be as well defined as our professions of faith. If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then repentance is being sure of what we’re sorry for.” 

— Mark Batterson 

 

 

Who is Jesus in your life?

Where is Jesus in your life?

 

 

We cannot be a part-time Christian and defeat a full-time Devil.

 

 

Denial 

Die Daily 

Direction 

 

 

Have I lost my desire to live in denial? 

 

 

Pleasure 

 

 

2 Timothy 3 

 

1 Remember this: There are some terrible times coming in the last days. 

 

2 People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud and boast about themselves. They will abuse others with insults. They will not obey their parents. They will be ungrateful and against all that is pleasing to God. 

3 They will have no love for others and will refuse to forgive anyone. They will talk about others to hurt them and will have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 

 

4 People will turn against their friends. They will do foolish things without thinking and will be so proud of themselves. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure.

 

 

Purity 

 

Luke 9

 

25 What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself or waste your life? 

 

It’s not my performance before man that matters most, it’s my position before God.