In the gospels, it was common for great crowds to follow Jesus. But in this week’s text Jesus appears to want to thin the crowds out when talking about the high cost and call of being a disciple of Jesus.

We kick off a new series this week where we’re looking at the hard sayings of Jesus. Most everyone calls Jesus a great teacher but I wonder when much of Jesus’ teaching offended and confused.

In this message we begin by looking at the hardest of all: deny yourself, take up your cross daily and follow Him.