Paul Jon Prayer for the offering Paul’s speaking tonight We’re in fundraising mode for the next six weeks Paul I wish you could see what I see up here Everything we experience When the speaker is uneasy the listener is uneasy At least I have Angry Birds on my phone Breathless, I hang on the every word from my adonis Protagonist: main character Dooteragonist: 2nd main character Antagonist: villain I’d like to touch on what the bible says about this Luke 9:23 pick up your cross and follow me We see a cross and feel welcomed because we know the rest of the story What was Bartholomew’s perspective? It was a bloody awful thing Why would Jesus use this imagery? Scicero (emperor before Jesus) wanted to abolish crucifixion Self-denial Deep-fried Twinkee Whack-a-mole with the sinful self Denial of it like Peter’s denial of Christ Just as passionate as his confession … Continue reading →