Luke 9:18-27

Pastor Jon Bryars examines Luke 9:18-27, the passage in which Jesus asks his disciples who the crowds say he is before pressing them with the more personal question of who they themselves believe him to be. Peter's confession that Jesus is "the Christ of God" leads directly into Jesus' sobering teaching that following him requires taking up one's cross daily and losing one's life for his sake. The sermon draws a direct line between confessing Christ's identity and embracing the costly discipleship he demands of every believer.