SERMONS <strong>HEALTHY</strong> <strong>FAMILIES</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>ETERNITY</strong> SERMONS 7
<strong>HEALTHY</strong> <strong>FAMILIES</strong> <strong>FOR</strong> <strong>ETERNITY</strong> REACH THE WORLD 8 The Text Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. Luke 9:23-24 Introduction We enjoy food! People frequently ask us what we do about eating when our frequent ministry travel takes us to different parts of the world. Our answer is often the same, we like all kinds of foods. Over the years we have developed an appreciation for foods from all over the world, and welcome the opportunity to taste diverse cuisines on each of our travel itineraries. Indian, Latin American, Italian, Caribbean, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, East African, West African, Southern African, Russian, Middle Eastern, American and Eastern European dishes. We enjoy them all. Willie Oliver, PhD, CFLE and Elaine Oliver, MA, CFLE are Directors of the Department of Family Ministries at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists World Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Christian Marriage and the Cross ELAINE AND WILLIE OLIVER The biggest challenge with food, however, is when we get home from a trip. What should we eat and where? Shall we go to an Indian, Cuban or Thai restaurant or should we eat at home? Deciding whose palate to satisfy has everything to do with the quality of our marriage at that time. Our sermon today is titled Christian Marriage and the Cross. Let us pray. The life of self denial Luke 9:23-24, records the following poignant words of Jesus: “Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.’” The context of Luke 9 finds Jesus with His disciples dispensing power over demons and diseases, sending them to preach the good news of the gospel, listening to their exciting mission experiences, then performing a miraculous feeding of five thousand on the outskirts of the city of Bethsaida. After an interlude for prayer, Jesus resumes the conversation with His disciples, asking for a report on what people were saying about Him, apparently triggered by Herod the Tetrarch’s inquiry earlier in the chapter. Some people proposed that Jesus was John the Baptist who
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