Confessions of a Cultural Christian: Take me to the Cross
Luke 23:26-56 | April 13th, 2025
Pastor Bud Locke
Part of Confessions of a Cultural Christian — LENT SERIES
The cross acts as both a door and a pathway.
The Door to Atonement
Christus
The Pathway to the Kingdom
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” Luke 9:23-24
The pathway of surrender to
.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Luke 23:34
The pathway of
to Kingdom power.
Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:22-24
The pathway of submission to
.
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin — because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Romans 6:6-7
What am I failing to surrender to Christ?
How do I avoid embracing my weakness?
How do I insist on my will?
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