Mark 8:34-35

CENTRAL TRUTH:
The FULFILLING LIFE WE DESIRE is disguised as the COSTLY LIFE OF SACRIFICE.

IDENTIFYING THE DISGUISE:
You don't desire THE THING, but what THE THING CAN BRING.
The thing does not TRULY FULFILL WHAT WE HOPE.
God FULFILLS OUR TRUE DESIRES when we LIVE SACRIFICIALLY FOR HIM.

CONCLUDING THOUGHT:
Jesus shows us the way when He WENT TO THE CROSS.