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Path to the Cross

Topic: Jesus tells His followers what will happen to him in the coming days
Memory Text: Luke 9:23
Project: Memory: Matthew 18:12

Key Points: Sunday: Jesus knew even before He left Heaven what His mission would require. In The Desire of Ages, Ellen G. White makes the following statement: “He saw the whole length of the path He must travel in order to save that which was lost. Every pang that rent His heart, every insult that was heaped upon His head, every privation that He was called to endure, was open to His view” (The Desire of Ages, page 410).

Even knowing that, He still came and called it a joy! (Psalm 40:7-8).

Monday: In Mark 8:27 Jesus asks the disciples a question. What was the question? Read the disciples' answer in Matthew 16:14-17.

Tuesday: Who is the "rock" Jesus is referring to in Matthew 16:18? Who does Peter say it is? (Acts 4:8-12). Read more about this Rock in 1 Corinthians 3:11 and Deuteronomy 32:3–4.

Wednesday: The disciples didn’t always understand Jesus because when they heard or read Scripture, they thought they already knew what it meant. If they had read God’s Word with a mind open to the Holy Spirit, what verses in Isaiah 53 would have told them that the Messiah would suffer and die?

Thursday: When Peter heard Jesus talk about His coming death, what was Peter's reaction? (Matthew 16:22). Was it right for him to respond that way? (Verse 23).

Friday: What does Jesus call His followers to do in Luke 9:23-27? Are you ready and willing to be that kind of disciple?

Sabbath: Read The Desire of Ages, Chapter 45. Underline each description of Christ’s mission. For added blessings, underline the evidence that God’s church is not built on any man, but on Christ.