I wanted to find a practical and accurate sermon on what it means to "carry the cross" in the Christian life, and this message from pastor James Sawyers nails it, pun intended. It's based on Matthew 16:24-27: "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works." Follow along in the bible here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+16&version=KJV.

This sermon was delivered on 5-17-2015 by pastor James Sawyers of South Haven Baptist Church in Springfield, TN, link here: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=518151344267

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