Losing Your Life to Find It — May 14 [Description]Overview of Mark 8:27-38 & Luke 9:18-27:In both passages, Jesus privately asks His disciples a crucial question: “Who do you say I am?” Peter boldly answers, “You are the Christ” (or “God’s Messiah”), recognizing Jesus as the long-awaited Savior.Immediately following this declaration, Jesus begins to reveal the shocking truth that He must suffer, be rejected, killed, and then rise again. Peter resists this idea, but Jesus rebukes him, making it clear that God’s plan involves sacrifice—not just for Him, but for anyone who would follow Him.Jesus then challenges His followers with a radical call: “If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.” He explains that trying to save your own life—by chasing comfort, popularity, or success—will actually lead to losing what matters most. But if you lose your life for His sake, you’ll find true life.These passages call believers to a deep, personal decision: recognize Jesus not just as a teacher or prophet, but as Savior and King—and to live in a way that reflects that commitment, even when it’s costly. 365D 134

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Mark 8:27-38 365D 134.1

27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?” 365D 134.2

28 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 365D 134.3

29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” 365D 134.4

30 Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him. 365D 134.5

31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 365D 134.6

32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 365D 134.7

33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not ^{[e]setting your mind on} mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” 365D 134.8

34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 365D 134.9

35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 365D 134.10

36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 365D 134.11

37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 365D 134.12

38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” 365D 134.13

Luke 9:18-27 365D 134.14

18 And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 365D 134.15

19 So they answered and said, “John the Baptist, but some say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.” 365D 134.16

20 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” 365D 134.17

21 And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 365D 134.18

22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.” 365D 134.19

23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross ^{[b]M omits daily} daily, and follow Me. 365D 134.20

24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 365D 134.21

25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 365D 134.22

26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 365D 134.23

27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.” 365D 134.24