Mark 8

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”
Mark 8:34 salvation Jesus following
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
Mark 8:35 evangelism salvation life

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
Mark 8:36 greed materialism life

Bible verse of the day

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.

Ephesians 5:11-12 sin speaking idols