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All In: It’s Now or Never
Watch the All In Video Trailer The book All In along with this study guide and video are an invitation to experience the kind of life God created you to live. You were designed for more than a life of following a few religious dos and don’ts. Your heart longs for more than an hour […]
http://faithgateway.com/all-in-mark-batterson/
"Follow me" in the Bible: Luke 9:23
Following Jesus isn't always easy--in fact, it often requires us to go against the grain of our natural human impulses. The work of loving Jesus and acting righteously is an everyday struggle of denying our own desires.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209:23&version=NIV
Take up your cross - a Christain perspective
Following Jesus does not come without a cost, which Jesus describes as your "cross"--when you choose to follow Jesus, we must put him first in our lives, above our possessions and even our loved ones.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:37-38&version=NIV
Lose your life - a Christian perspective
In the Kingdom of God anyone who wants to save their life must first actively try to lose their life. This means that one has to closely examine and get rid of all the sin in their life. By doing this they will find a new life in Christ.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2016:24-25&version=NIV
Carry cross in the Bible - a Christian perspective
Jesus told a large crowd that they must be willing to leave their families and carry their cross in order to follow him. He asks for total commitment from his disciples.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014:25-27&version=NIV