SCRIPTURE:"But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men. "Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." (Mark 8:33-34, NIV)

OBSERVATION:
I asked myself what did Jesus do after rebuking Peter?
Jesus called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said:
1. If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and
2. If anyone would come after me, he must take up his cross and
3. If anyone would come after me, he must follow me.

I decided to look at point one today.

INTERPRETATION:
I asked myself what is the significance of Jesus saying, 'he must deny himself?'
To know the significance of Jesus saying, 'he must deny himself', I decided to focus on what does 'deny' mean.

According to www.dictionary.com, 'deny oneself' means, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.

Right after Jesus rebuked Peter by saying, 'Get behind me, Satan!' 'You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men', Jesus makes a profound statement to the crowds regarding 'denying oneself'.

It goes to the heart of having in mind the things of God than the things of men. It comes down to refraining from satisfying one's own desires or needs. Instead, the crowds and disciples are reminded to satisfy the desires of God and God alone which Jesus claimed to be if they were even thinking about coming after Him. This also meant refraining from satisfying one's own needs compared to the needs Jesus knows we need to have.

IMPLICATIONS:
I saw important implications for my own life. At the heart of the matter is if I or anyone would come after Jesus, there are conditions to follow. The first and foremost condition is 'he must deny himself'. I am told to deny myself if I would go after Jesus. This means no matter what my credentials are, my occupation is, my status in life is, etc, I cannot follow Jesus unless I make a conscious decision to deny myself and the things of men over the things of God.

Jesus is setting the stage midway through the Gospel According to Mark by emphasizing 'denying oneself'. Jesus is emphasizing the 'cost of following Jesus'.

There is a cost to follow Jesus and it is not free because we have to give ourselves up. Only when we are ready to give ourselves up can we go after Jesus. I believe Jesus is saying to me, 'Ramesh, if you would come after me, you need to deny yourself' otherwise why come after me.'

Yet, in today's society, sadly we choose to go after the things of men than the things of God and still expect to be called followers of Christ when we don't really follow Christ by our actions. It is so easy to say, 'I am a follower of Christ' but talk needs to be followed by the walk.

That is one reason when it comes to politics I never vote based on satisfying my own desires or needs. I vote on what matters to God a lot which I believe is emphasized in Genesis 1:27-28.

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it." (Genesis 1:27-28, NIV)

When I read this verse, time after time this verse speaks to me against abortion and against gay marriage. So, I cannot choose a candidate who is for abortion and for gay marriage. That is why I am choosing to vote for John McCain because he will protect the sanctity of life and the sanctity of marriage.

I have been guilty of not always denying myself and saying that I am a Christian but my actions do not always reflect that. Jesus wants my actions to reflect that I am following the things of God than the things of men.

Jesus wants me to deny myself to follow Him. For that to happen, I need to take the help of Jesus daily and focus on Him and Him alone. I cannot follow Christ apart from the transforming power of the Holy Spirit working in my life.

That can only happen when I realize daily that I cannot save myself from my fleshly desires that are the result of the deadly virus known as sin that specializes in hedonistic principles commandeered by Satan.

If I cannot save myself then someone has to do the saving and this is where my Messiah, the Anointed One, my Savior comes into the picture. The crowds and the disciples had Jesus right with them to help them follow Him. To the disciples, right before rebuking Peter, Jesus had shared about being killed and being raised to life on the third day.

This is where I have seen my solution come to go after Jesus Christ. I could not follow Jesus Christ on my own if it were not for Jesus intervening in my life through the power of the Holy Spirit. It however started in the disciples time to help the disciples follow Jesus and to help us follow Him too when Jesus Christ who had no sin became sin for us that we can have the righteousness of God.

Jesus absorbed all my sin upon the cross at Calvary and released His precious cleansing blood for all humanity to take as its antidote for this deadly virus known as sin. The donor has been provided in Christ.

Now the question became whether I would accept the donor's blood or think I could follow Jesus on my own because His teachings are so good. I came to realize that I cannot follow Jesus on my own and deny myself no matter how much I love Jesus' teachings until I accept His sacrificial death on the cross for me and know that only the Holy Spirit can help me bear fruit that makes others see that I am a follower of Christ.

Because it is through His death on the cross, Jesus made a way for me to follow Him. What Jesus' death accomplished on the cross and my acceptance of His death and resurrection is what began the process of Salvation in my life.

So when I was a Hindu I could never say that I was following Jesus Christ because following Jesus Christ is more than following His teachings. A Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, etc can believe Jesus' teachings are so awesome and good that they need to be followed but none of them can really follow Christ without acknowledging Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and no one comes to the Father except through Him.

I learned long time ago that the teachings of Jesus cannot be cherry-picked for my satisfaction and the two most important things to know are that 'I am a sinner saved by grace and it is not of any good works that I can produce that God saved me, because all our good works are like filthy rags to the Lord, but because God loves me so much that He does not want me to perish but have Eternal life. God knows the only way for humanity not to perish is allowing Jesus to become the bridge for humanity to reach God.

I was separated from God by my sin. Before I came to Christ, I would wake up in the morning and tell myself that 'I am going to be good today' and start out with 100 points expecting to finish of the day with 95 points so I could have a solid 'A' for that day. But, you know what it never happened because there were always areas in my life where I faltered. It was because of sin the deadly virus that kept interfering.

As I turned my life over to Christ, God's Word that says, 'No one is good, not one, all have fallen short of the glory of God' made so much sense to me.

I was trying to be good on my own apart from Christ but I kept faltering and also what I felt being good was not God's definition of being good since God stated in His Word: 'All your good works are like filthy rags'

They are filthy because sin makes them filthy. Only the detergent that Christ provided made that filthy rag white as freshly fallen snow. The detergent was the blood of Christ in which my body was washed to make me clean.

I am so thankful for the cross and what Jesus did for me to save me.

I ask you now dear friend, what do you deny yourself in life?
Dear friend, you can deny a lot of things for yourself in life and even been seen as someone to be looked up to because 'wow, look at so and so and what he/she has given up' but all the accolades of the world mean nothing unless Christ is the One that says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

Jesus should be our Master. Jesus can say that friend, when you deny yourself to go after Jesus. As shared before, that can only truly happen when we realize that sin has captivated us from following Christ so the issue of sin needs to be handled first and foremost. This starts with looking to the finished work of Jesus Christ.

Jesus came to deliver you and me from the destruction of sin and finished His ultimate work on the cross by paying the ultimate price. Jesus offered us the antidote on the cross and allowed us to nail Him there hands and feet. You and I have been given freedom in Christ because we nailed Him there.

You maybe thinking that I did not nail Him there because I was not even born then nor was I there. Friend, Jesus Christ died for the sins of the past, the present, and the future. His Blood was shed on the cross to provide the antidote for all who would receive it. Yet, Jesus did not force that antidote upon anyone. When sin was absorbed by Jesus, that moment I like to think of it as a small portal being opened for us to receive the Blood of Christ to purify us from all sin. But we have to receive His blood.

We can choose to go our own way thinking we have the answers and don't need Christ making our own hearts hardened to the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I don't want that for you friend. Jesus loves you so much that Jesus paid the price for you and me, coming back to life to save.

Jesus denied Himself and followed the commands of the Father that we can be saved and He asks you and me to do the same and deny ourselves and follow Him.

Of all the sharing it is really simple to come to Christ. It starts with acknowledging that a deadly virus is in your system and has made you act in a way that is contrary to the Word of God. In essence, you are confessing that there is a deadly virus inside of you and you need help. When you do that, you should also have a desire to repent or turn away from those sins. In other words, you need to have a desire to surrender your life over to Jesus and do that so He can handle the virus. When you do that, He will come into your heart and start a transformational change that starts with His precious blood cleansing you of all your sin. In essence, you are confessing Jesus is Lord and He alone has the power to do that and also you are believing in your heart that Jesus is your Savior because you accepted His saving power in your life knowing Jesus died for your sin, was buried, and came back to life on the third day to save. You can be saved friend.

Now is the time of Salvation. Don't wait thinking some other time you will deny yourself to go after Jesus. No friend, do it now. No matter where you have been or what you have done, Jesus loves you. You can come to Him as you are because He already paid the ransom for your sin. Look to Jesus and deny yourself knowing He will take care of you.

It won't always be easy but Jesus will help you friend as He has been helping me. This past week has been really hard on me because I have chosen to submit to someone I am not really comfortable in submitting to because we are total opposites in a lot of things like oil and water but denying myself to go after Christ is to deny self and submit as long as that person does not ask me to go against Scripture or my convictions based on Scripture and the work I have seen the Lord already do in my life.

In distress, while I was praying over it during my Quiet Times, two days ago, Jesus did intervene. When I got done with my Quiet Times, I heard a song called 'Jesus Take the Wheel'. I kept praying those words to the Lord because it is so hard to let go but I need to let go in areas that are selfish and not Christ-centered. Only Christ can help me and the more I prayed, the more I felt relieved. Anytime I am upset because of what I agreed to do, I go back to the words of that song and make it my prayer.

Friend, denying self won't be easy but when we focus on Christ and loving Him and Him alone, we will be transformed by the power of His resurrection.

May you always know Jesus Christ loves you so much and to deny yourself becomes easy when looked at in the light of the cross.

"Deny Everyday Now Yourself! (D.E.N.Y)"/What do you deny yourself in life?"

Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much for helping me learn from your Word. Thank you for the time you have helped me ponder about what it means to deny myself and how important it is to come after you. You have taught me the cost of following you Jesus. You have not stated that it will be easy. Denying self is never easy Lord. Time after time I have failed to follow you faithfully because I have been self-minded. Forgive me Lord. Thank you for letting me realize that as I focus on you and you alone, I can follow you. This means remembering that your ultimate sacrifice on the cross paved the way for me to live a life that bears life giving fruit. I know that I cannot be good on my own apart from you Jesus. I have tried and failed. Only when I look to the light of the cross and the blood you shed on the cross for me for my redemption do I fully grasp how goodness can be possible. It starts with you. Thank you for coming into my life and cleansing me with your precious cleansing blood. I need your help to deny myself and follow you. Help me Jesus. Thank you so much for being my Lord and my Personal Savior. You have saved me because no one else could. I give my life to you and surrender to you. Help me Jesus so I do not fall back. Thank you so much Jesus. Thank you that you have heard my prayer and answered me! In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

Jesus has been working in my life to transform and change me. Jesus will do that for you too no matter where you are. So, please come to Him as you are and allow Him to work in your life and transform you. Pray this prayer to the Lord and mean it in your heart to be saved.

Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much that you came for hardened hearts to soften them and transform them. I know Lord you continue to do that in my life. Thank you Lord I did not choose you first but you chose me when you came into this world to die for those around you and those that would be born so their wickedness can be taken away when they turn to you. You have provided so many ways for people to come to know you as their Lord and Personal Savior. I thank you Lord for that but you will not force yourself into our lives unless we open the door of our heart. You stand at the door and knock and since you are knocking we thank you that you have chosen us. Now Oh Lord help us to choose you always knowing you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through you. Thank you for working in my life and giving me an opportunity to come to you. Help me to always remember the price you paid to set me free and give me new life. You paid it with your own blood for me so my heart does not have to stay hardened. Oh Lord Jesus, God of our Salvation please help us so we do not get hardened. We know when we take our mind of you, it will happen. But we thank you too that when we came to you, you saved us for eternity and you who began a good work in us will continue to do that . Thank you that we always have your blood covering over us. When we go our own way and sin we do that because we do not focus on you but on ourselves. Thank you when we turn to you, you forgive us. We give our life to you and ask you to be Lord and Savior of our lives. Thank you Jesus! Please come into my heart and make my heart your home. Live in me Jesus and I will live for you and serve you the rest of the days of my life. Thank you Jesus for being my Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you Jesus you have heard my prayer and answered me. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!!

Friend, if you have prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave you nor forsake you! Amen!

Spend time in His word and let the Lord speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through. Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in Bible Live Eternally!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-720-4579

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

Love in Christ,
Ramesh

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' I AM ' Series Archives:

What kind of L.I.G.H.T do you follow? (Dec 13, 07, 10:09 a.m.)

Gospel of Mark Archives:

Mark 1:1: "What does the G.O.S.P.E.L mean to you?" (Jan 15, 08, 1:15 p.m.)

Mark 1:1-4: "How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y about prophesy?" (Jan 12, 08, 11:18 p.m.)

Mark 1:5-8: "Who do you P.O.I.N.T to?" (Jan 16, 08, 8:48 a.m.)

Mark 1:9: How will you take a S.T.A.N.D? (Jan 17, 08, 11:21 a.m.)

Mark 1:9-11: "How is your loving P.R.A.I.S.E?" (Jan 18, 08, 8:53 a.m.)

Mark 1:12-13: "How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N?" (Jan 19, 08, 12:27 p.m.)

Mark 1:14-15: How do you handle T.I.M.E given to you? (Jan 21, 08, 1:31 p.m.)

Mark 1:16-18: "What kind of P.R.O.F.E.S.S.I.O.N are you in?" (Jan 26, 08, 10:22 a.m.)

Mark 1:19-20: "Without having to P.R.O.C.R.A.S.T.I.N.A.T.E, what should you do?" (Jan 29, 08, 10:44 a.m.)

Mark 1:20-22: "How do you rate in the B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S of Jesus?" (Jan 30, 08, 11:29 a.m.)

Mark 1:20-22: "Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you follow?" (Jan 31, 08, 11:52 a.m.)

Mark 1:23-28: "What C.A.P.T.I.V.I.T.Y are you facing today?" (Feb 01, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 4:3-20: "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L?" (Feb 02, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 1:29-31: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G?" (Feb 05, 08, 11:44 a.m.)

Mark 1:32-34: "Where do you need an A.N.S.W.E.R?" (Feb 06, 08, 11:16 a.m.)

Mark 1:35-39: "Where do you give your S.O.L.I.T.A.R.Y time to the Lord?" (Feb 07, 08, 11:41 a.m.)

Mark 1:40-42: "Where do you need to be C.L.E.A.N?" (Feb 09, 08, 11:00 a.m.)

Mark 1:43-45: "What do your actions C.A.U.S.E?" (Feb 11, 08, 9:23 a.m.)

MARK CHAPTER 2:

Mark 2:1-2: "What do you do with your P.O.P.U.L.A.R.I.T.Y?" (Feb 12, 08, 9:52 a.m.)

Mark 2:2-5: "What kind of F.R.I.E.N.D are you?" (Feb 13, 08, 11:49 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "Where does P.A.R.A.L.Y.S.I.S take hold of you?" (Feb 15, 08, 7:42 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "What are you thinking in your M.I.N.D?" (Feb 16, 08, 11:08 a.m.)

Mark 2:5-12: "What do you represent by your A.C.T.I.O.N.S?" (Feb 18, 08, 8:23 a.m.)

Mark 2:13-15: "Where are you looking for A.C.C.E.P.T.A.N.C.E?" (Feb 19, 08, 11:22 a.m.)

Mark 2:15-17: "Who do you I.N.V.I.T.E to Jesus?" (Feb 20, 08, 9:57 a.m.)

Mark 2:18-20: "When do you F.A.S.T?" (Feb 21, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 2:21-22: "How do you see your L.I.F.E?" (Feb 22, 08, 9:56 a.m.)

Mark 2:23-28: "What kind of L.E.A.D.E.R will you be? (Feb 23, 08, 10:46 a.m.)

Mark 2:23-28: "What does the S.A.B.B.A.T.H mean to you?" (Feb 25, 08, 10:46 a.m.)

CHAPTER 3:

Mark 3:1-6:"Whose N.E.E.D.S do you meet?" (Feb 26, 08, 9:54 a.m.)

Mark 3:7-8: "What is your I.M.P.A.C.T?" (Feb 27, 08, 8:17 a.m.)

Mark 3:9-11: "What S.P.A.C.E do you give yourself?" (Feb 28, 08, 9:38 a.m.)

Mark 3:11-12: "How do you fight E.V.I.L?" (Feb 29, 08, 9:11 a.m.)

Mark 3:13-16: "What emphasis do you put on your R.E.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.H.I.P with Jesus?" (March 01, 08, 9:29 a.m.)

Mark 3:17-19: "Where do you have your A.P.P.O.I.N.T.M.E.N.T in?" (March 03, 08, 9:49 a.m.)

Mark 3:20: "Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R?" (March 04, 08, 12:07 p.m.)

Mark 3:21: "How are your actions seen by your F.A.M.I.L.Y?" (March 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 3:22-27: "How do you handle S.L.A.N.D.E.R?" (March 06, 08, 7:57 a.m.)

Mark 3:28-30: "What is your V.I.E.W of Jesus?" (March 07, 08, 8:18 a.m.)

Mark 3:31-34: "What do you do with God's Will?" (March 08, 08, 8:45 a.m.)

CHAPTER 4:
Mark 4:1-20: "What do P.A.R.A.B.L.E.S mean to you?" (March 10, 08, 7:15 a.m.)

Mark 4:1-20: "What if Jesus talked F.O.O.T.B.A.L.L?" (Feb 02, 08, 10:35 a.m.)

Mark 4:1-20: "Where are you in your W.A.L.K with the Lord?" (March 11, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Audio: "Where are you in your W.A.L.K with the Lord?" (March 11, 08, 11:05 a.m.)

Mark 4:21-23: "What kind of L.A.M.P will you be?" (March 12, 08, 9:40 a.m.)

Audio: "What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L?" (March 14, 08, 10:11 a.m.)

"What do you C.O.N.C.E.A.L?" (March 14, 08, 8:52 a.m.)

John 12:12-15: "How can you B.L.E.S.S the Lord?" (March 17, 08, 1:25 a.m.)

Philippians 2:8: "What does the C.R.O.S.S mean to you?" (March 20, 08, 1:16 p.m.)

"How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S?" (March 25, 08, 12:36 p.m.)

Mark 4:24-25: "What do you do with what you H.E.A.R?" (March 31, 08, 8:39 a.m.)

Mark 4:26-29: "What do you do with the W.O.R.D of God?" (April 05, 08, 10:18 a.m.)

Mark 4:30-34: "What do you do with the S.E.E.D?" (April 07, 08, 11:48 a.m.)

Mark 4:35-41: "What are the S.T.O.R.M.S in your life?" (April 08, 08, 11:52 a.m.)

CHAPTER 5:

Mark 5:1-13: "Where is your T.O.R.M.E.N.T coming from?" (April 09, 08, 11:50 a.m.)

Mark 5:14-17: "Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G?" (April 11, 08, 11:46 a.m.)

Mark 5:14-17: "What do people R.E.P.O.R.T about you?" (April 12, 08, 11:00 a.m.)

Mark 5:18-19: "What makes you A.F.R.A.I.D of Jesus?" (April 14, 08, 10:40 a.m.)

Mark 5:18-19: "Will you T.E.L.L others about Jesus?" (April 15, 08, 11:32 a.m.)

Mark 5:20: "What do you do with your T.E.S.T.I.M.O.N.Y?" (April 16, 08, 12:03 p.m.)

Proverbs 17:4: "What does G.O.S.S.I.P do to you?" (April 17, 08, 6:52 p.m.)

Exodus 12:5,7,11,13-14: "How do you know judgment will P.A.S.S.O.V.E.R you?" (April 24, 08, 9:26 a.m.)

Mark 5:21: "Why will you G.A.T.H.E.R before Jesus?" (April 28, 08, 9:36 a.m.)

Mark 5:22-24: "What place do you give P.R.A.Y.E.R in your life?" (April 29, 08, 7:51 a.m.)

Mark 5:24b-29: “Unclean Now? Christ’s Leading Everyday Always Nurtures! (U.N.C.L.E.A.N)" (May 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 5:30-34: “Forever, Redeemer Everyday Excitingly Delivers Omnipotent Message!(F.R.E.E.D.O.M)” (May 05, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 5:35-37: “Timing Is Messiah’s Involvement Nurturing Graciously! (T.I.M.I.N.G)” (May 07, 08, 10:07 a.m.)

Mark 5:35-42: "What place do you give G.O.D.S W.I.L.L in your life?" (May 08, 08, 9:33 a.m.)

CHAPTER 6:

Mark 6:1-2:"Where do you seek W.I.S.D.O.M for your life?" (May 09, 08, 10:31 a.m.)

Mark 6:2-3:"What do you do with your C.A.L.L.I.N.G in life?" (May 10, 08, 9:43 a.m.)

Mark 6:2-3: "Who/Where is your I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y found in?" (May 12, 08, 8:45 a.m.)

Mark 6:4: "When do you feel A.C.C.E.P.T.E.D in your life" (May 13, 08, 8:21 a.m.)

Mark 6:4-6: "How is your F.A.I.T.H in the Lord?" (May 14, 08, 8:01 a.m.)

Mark 6:6-7:"What do you T.E.A.C.H by your life?" (May 15, 08, 10:34 a.m.)

Mark 6:6-7:"Who are you S.E.N.T by?" (May 16, 08, 6:49 a.m.)

Mark 6:7-11:"Where are you S.T.A.Y.I.N.G in your life?" (May 17, 08, 8:38 a.m.)

Mark 6:12-13: "How is your spiritual H.E.A.L.T.H in your life?" (May 20, 08, 7:41 a.m.)

Mark 6:12-14: "What have people H.E.A.R.D about Jesus through you?" (May 21, 08, 8:36 a.m.)

Mark 6:14-16: "What do you T.H.I.N.K about Jesus?" (May 22, 08, 10:02 a.m.)

Mark 6:16-17: "How do you handle D.O.U.B.T.S in your life?" (May 23, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 6:17-20: "When do you S.P.E.A.K out?" (May 24, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Philippians 4:9: "What kind of S.O.L.D.I.E.R will you be?" (May 26, 08, 9:55 a.m.)

Mark 6:21-25: "What has the T.O.N.G.U.E done in your life?" (May 27, 08, 8:27 a.m.)

Mark 6:25-29: "What has P.R.I.D.E done in your life?" (May 28, 08, 8:25 a.m.)

Mark 6:30: "What is your M.I.S.S.I.O.N you have been called to?" (May 29, 08, 8:19 a.m.)

Mark 6:31-32: "Where do you find R.E.S.T in your life?" (May 30, 08, 8:04 a.m.)

Mark 6:33-34: "Who have you made the S.H.E.P.H.E.R.D of your life?" (May 31, 08, 8:37 a.m.)

Mark 6:35-44: "What kind of B.R.E.A.D do you eat?" (June 02, 08, 8:34 a.m.)

Mark 6:45: "Whose C.A.R.E are you really in?" (June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 6:46: "When do you P.R.A.Y in your life?" (June 03, 08, 9:32 a.m.)

Mark 6:46-48b:"What T.R.O.U.B.L.E are you facing in your life?" (June 05, 08, 9:53 a.m.)

Mark 6:48-50: "What is the F.E.A.R you are facing in life?" (June 06, 08, 9:23 a.m.)

Mark 6:51-52: "How have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (June 07, 08, 9:09 a.m.)

Mark 6:53-54: "What are you R.E.C.O.G.N.I.Z.E.D for in your life?" (June 09, 08, 9:37 a.m.)

Mark 6:55-56: "Who do you I.N.T.R.O.D.U.C.E to Jesus in your life?" (June 10, 08, 10:50 a.m.)

CHAPTER 7:

Mark 7:1-8: "How do you view H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y in your life?" (June 11, 08, 6:11 a.m.)

Mark 7:1-8: "How does the Lord view your W.O.R.S.H.I.P in life?" (June 12, 08, 9:24 a.m.)

Mark 7:1-8: "Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you follow in life?" (June 13, 08, 8:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:9-13: "How do you honor your P.A.R.E.N.T.S in life?" (June 14, 08, 9:16 a.m.)

Philippians 4:20-23: "What have you done for your F.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (June 15, 08, 5:40 p.m.)

Mark 7:14-19: "How do you C.L.E.A.N your life?" (June 17, 08, 9:26 p.m.)

Mark 7:20-23: "When are you getting a H.E.A.R.T transplant?" (June 18, 08, 7:36 a.m.)

Mark 7:24: "Why not take the C.R.E.D.I.T offered to you in life?" (June 19, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:25-26: "How often do you ask Jesus to S.A.V.E your loved ones in life?" (June 20, 08, 9:45 a.m.)

Mark 7:27-30: "What A.D.V.E.R.S.I.T.Y are you facing in life?" (June 21, 08, 10:38 a.m.)

Mark 7:31-32:"Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (June 23, 08, 9:50 a.m.)

Mark 7:33-34: "Where do you want the Lord to W.O.R.K in your life?" (June 24, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 7:35-36: "What do you need W.E.L.L done in your life?" (June 25, 08, 10:10 a.m.)

CHAPTER 8

Mark 8:1a:"Where do you G.A.T.H.E.R in life?" (June 26, 08, 10:11 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3:"Who needs your C.O.M.P.A.S.S.I.O.N this week?" (June 27, 08, 10:16 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What place do you give a R.E.T.R.E.A.T in your life?" (June 30, 08, 10:24 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What do you E.A.T in life?" (July 01, 08, 10:27 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What are you H.U.N.G.R.Y for in life?" (July 02, 08, 10:15 a.m.)

Mark 8:1b-3: "What D.I.S.T.A.N.C.E will you go to meet Jesus?" (July 03, 08, 10:06 a.m.)

Mark 8:4: "What do you F.O.R.G.E.T in life?" (July 07, 08, 11:04 a.m.)

Mark 8:4-7: "How do you handle P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S in your life?" (July 08, 08, 10:14 a.m.)

Mark 8:8a: "What are you T.H.A.N.K.F.U.L for in your life?" (July 09, 08, 10:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:8b: "What has being G.E.N.E.R.O.U.S done to you?" (July 12, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:9-10: "Where has the Lord placed you to C.A.R.E in life?" (July 15, 08, 11:29 a.m.)

Mark 8:9-10: "Who do you let M.O.L.D your life?" (July 16, 08, 11:19 a.m.)

Mark 8:11-13: "Who have you T.E.S.T.E.D in life?" (July 21, 08, 11:04 a.m.)

Mark 8:11-13: "What does J.E.S.U.S mean to you?" (July 22, 08, 10:59 a.m.)

Mark 8:14-15: "Who do you W.A.S.T.E your time with?" (July 23, 08, 9:49 a.m.).

Mark 8:14-16: "Where is your F.O.C.U.S in life?" (July 24, 08, 10:12 a.m.)

Mark 8:14-16: "What is Jesus A.W.A.R.E of in your life?" (July 26, 08, 9:05 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-17: "What do you M.I.S.S to see in your life?" (July 28, 08, 9:52 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "When have you H.A.R.D.E.N.E.D your heart?" (July 29, 08, 10:45 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "What do you fail to S.E.E or H.E.A.R in life?" (July 30, 08, 8:44 a.m.)

Mark 8:16-21: "What do you R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R in life?" (July 31, 08, 7:53 a.m.)

AUGUST 2008

Mark 8:22-26: "Who do you B.R.I.N.G to Jesus?" (August 01, 08, 9:07 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "Whose life are you I.N.V.O.L.V.E.D in?" (August 02, 08, 9:48 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "Should you take M.E.D.I.C.I.N.E in life?" (August 04, 08, 8:49 a.m.)

Mark 8:22-26: "What does R.E.S.T.O.R.A.T.I.O.N make you do?" (August 05, 08, 9:43 a.m.)

Mark 8:27-30: "Who do you say Jesus is P.E.R.S.O.N.A.L.L.Y to you?" (August 06, 08, 9:48 a.m.)

Mark 8:31-33: "Who are you O.P.E.N with in life?" (August 08, 08, 9:50 a.m.)

Mark 8:31-33: "Whose L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N theology do you follow in life?" (August 11, 08, 1:40 p.m.)

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