What it means to follow Jesus

But who do you say I am?

Pete answered, "The chosen & promised one from God!"

Josh told them not to tell anyone and went on to say,
"The son of man must suffer alot and be rejected by the
religious leaders of today, the pastors and religious celebrities
and seminary professors. He will be murdered and on the
third day will rise."

Then turning to the crowd Josh said,
"If anyone wants to be like me, he must do what I'm doing.
He must deny himself (Stop living for yourself),
pick up his cross daily (Accept unjust treatment by others for their sake),
and follow me. (to what looks like a defeat on earth, but is actually true success)
Because everyone who is afraid to die is surely going to die!
But if you are willing to die because of me your life will be saved!

I mean think about it, What good would it be if you gained the whole world
(by serving yourself) and in so doing ensured your own eternal suffering?"
You have to choose sides.

If you are ashamed of me and the path I am asking you to take
then I will be ashamed of you when I come back.
And remember when I come back I will not be diguised as a mere man
but in the divine glory of God the Father and our angels.
My divinity will be unquestionable then and
if you chose to serve and justify yourself rather than others you'll be sorry.

You can take this to the bank, some of you who are standing here
will not die before you see the Kingdom of God!

Have you seen the kingdom of God TODAY?