About this episode

This episode discusses the counterintuitive teachings of Jesus regarding losing oneself in the pursuit of following Him.

The directions that Jesus gave His disciples for following Him sound counterintuitive. Losing yourself, or more specifically, losing your life, sounds like the exact opposite of the path to take. In this section of the Gospel, Jesus was preparing to send out the disciples to the lost sheep of Israel. What He shared with them, and the warning He passes along to us, sounds shocking but it’s important. And it comes with a remarkable promise.

People in this episode

Host: Life This Side of Heaven

Topics covered

• faith
• sacrifice
• discipleship
• spiritual growth
• Christian teachings

Keywords

• losing yourself
• Jesus
• disciples
• Gospel
• spirituality
• Christianity
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel

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