[Music] the call for self-denial teaches the pursuit of satisfaction in God mark 8:34 if anyone would come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross follow me for whoever would say we'll lose it but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's saving what is it profit a man if he gain tomorrow is so the reason we have to take up our cross and deny ourselves is not because we're liable to have too much pleasure in God so we need a bit of a little bit of suffering thrown you the
reason we have to take up our cross and deny ourselves is because we are so liable to find our pleasures elsewhere now that a Christian for 64 years and every day I must deny myself my bent to seek pleasure elsewhere [Music] the corruption of the human heart does not need a conversion story out of drugs it just needs to look in the mirror and age 70 where would we be without self-denial in love with the world that's where we'd be suicidal pleasures that's where we'd be and you will never outgrow the need for that command
die Christian every day put to death what is earthly in you and don't think you've given up Christian hedonism it is all about joy it's all about Oh more of you more of you Lily I'm not gonna be killed by that [Music] the teaching of Jesus about self behind teaches you to pursue your joy [Applause] Flannery O'Connor George Tiller writer novelist describe the connection between self this always you renounce a lesser good for a greater the opposite is what sin is picture me with my ground teeth stalking joy fully-armed so it is a highly dangerous
quest is it ever [Music] the costumers wife it may cost you everything whoever loves his life loses it whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life someone offers you 80 years of pleasure in this world then eternal misery [Applause] your food [Music] [Applause] [Applause] you you
