We can’t accept Christ and simultaneously live for the world.

The cost of following Jesus is so high. The cost of following Jesus is so high. He is asking for our whole hearts. He is He is asking for our whole hearts. He is He is asking for our whole hearts. He is asking for a complete and unconditional asking for a complete and unconditional asking for a complete and unconditional kind of surrender. There is a whole kind of surrender. There is a whole kind of surrender. There is a whole generation of Christians that has come generation of Christians that has come generation of Christians that has come up believing that it is possible to up believing that it is possible to up believing that it is possible to accept Christ without forsaking the accept Christ without forsaking the accept Christ without forsaking the world. And folks, that's just not true world. And folks, that's just not true world. And folks, that's just not true Christianity. In Mark chapter 8, he Christianity. In Mark chapter 8, he Christianity. In Mark chapter 8, he tells them this. Whoever wants to be my tells them this. Whoever wants to be my tells them this. Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take disciple must deny themselves and take disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. There was up their cross and follow me. There was up their cross and follow me. There was only one meaning of what it was to take only one meaning of what it was to take only one meaning of what it was to take up your cross. And that meant that you up your cross. And that meant that you up your cross. And that meant that you were on your way to your own death. And were on your way to your own death. And were on your way to your own death. And that is exactly what Jesus told his that is exactly what Jesus told his that is exactly what Jesus told his followers that they had to be willing to followers that they had to be willing to followers that they had to be willing to do. I wonder what it is that is holding do. I wonder what it is that is holding do. I wonder what it is that is holding you back from giving your wholehearted you back from giving your wholehearted you back from giving your wholehearted yes to Jesus.