The Cross - Come, Carry, Endure, Receive
- Mar 2
- 2 min read
The Cross is the foundation of every believer but yet too many times we come to the cross for salvation but never carry our cross, endure our cross, which means we really do not walk in the full power of the cross. After we come to the cross and receive salvation we now need to take up our cross and follow Him.
Jesus instructs HIS disciples that unless they take up their cross they cannot be His disciples, Matt 16: 21-26. After we carry our cross, God now wants us to help others carry their cross just like Simon, Matthew 27:32, had to help Jesus carry His cross on the way to Golgotha.
Our own cross and the cross of others can get heavy but great news is we have someone who did it for us and will help us along our way. Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, endured the cross all the way to Golgotha and then transitioned to sit at the right hand of the throne of God, Hebrews 12:1-7. What was a motivating factor for Jesus to endure the cross with joy? YOU and I.
The Apostle Paul understood the cross and why Christians need to come to the cross, carry it, endure the weight of it and others, and then receive the power that is available because of the cross, 1 Corinthians 1:17-24. If we do this on a daily basis, we can cancel the assignments sent by the devil to destroy those in our harvest field because we came to the cross, carried it, endured it, and received the power from Heaven to annual the plan(s) of the enemy. Esther had the same challenge as we approach Purim, Esther 4:13-17 and so do we! Did you accept the challenge?
Questions to discuss
1) Why do you have to come to cross?
2) Why is carrying or bearing our cross daily important to Jesus?
3) Who did Jesus see when He endured the cross and who do you see?
4) What will you be able to receive when you come, carry, and endure the cross that will help others?
5) What were some aha nuggets that you are letting become life in your life from this message?
Enduring my cross,
Rev. Ryan Welker
Why do you have to come to cross?
-it's the only way to be saved - the only way to the Father
-to bring and leave the "shame" that is stopping/hindering you from picking up and carrying your cross
-to be complete
Why is carrying or bearing our cross daily important to Jesus?
-it's good practice, it prepares us to endure
-if we can't carry our own, we won't have the strength or commitment to carry others
-we have to be able to carry "the influences" not let them be who we are or let them beat us down
-so we can go into all the world, being the "man" they need
-when someone is carrying for someone else, we…
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Why do you have to come to cross? I have to come to the cross for salvation. In an emergency situation you have to make sure that your ok before you can help others that are in need.
2) Why is carrying or bearing our cross daily important to Jesus? It shows that we are dedicated to take the cross to others.
3) Who did Jesus see when He endured the cross and who do you see? Jesus saw every group of people, and wanted everyone to be saved. I’m not like Jesus yet where I see everyone as needing to be saved.
4) What will you be able to receive when you come, carry, and endure the cross that…
1) Why do you have to come to cross?
There's no other way to the Father but through him and what he did on the cross.
2) Why is carrying or bearing our cross daily important to Jesus?
Well he said if you do this then you can be my disciple. It was the path that Jesus knew he had to take. When we choose to pick up that cross we are stepping into the path that he took. The price that he paid was so that we could be like him and in turn make a way for others.
3) Who did Jesus see when He endured the cross and who do you see?
Jesus saw his purpose and…
Why do you have to come to the cross?
Because with out the cross their is no salvation,
Jesus didn't mean in that people interpret the "cross" to be taken as some burden we must Carry in our lives; a strained relationship or a thankless job a physical illness ext with self pity and pride we/ I look at the difficulty and say that's my Cross I have to Carry. That is not what Jesus means he said "Take up your cross and follow me"
Why is carrying or bearing our cross daily important to Jesus?
Luke 9:23
He said to all, if anyone desires to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and…