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31-40 - Digging For Gold

1. Most everyone agrees that "self" is a problem, but what is the solution to the "self" problem? Some answers to the problem: get rid of self, know self, accept self, actualize self, ….
2. What are the symptoms of someone who is a "self-aholic"? (What are some letters or words that can be added to the end of "self" that show why "self" should be denied? What are some good reasons why "self" should be denied?)
3. What is it about "self" that needs to be denied before we will follow Christ? How much of "self" did He deny while He was on earth?
4. How will your life be different if you follow Christ as described in these verses?
5. What does Jesus mean by "whoever loses his life for me will save it"?
6. How do you "deny yourself"?
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Luke 9:23: Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it."