Jesus says, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” The implication is that if you are not giving up your own way and taking up your personal cross for His sake then you are not following Him. This is a radical call to abandoned yourself and the world in order to follow Him. This is a radical call to discipleship. This goes way beyond showing up to church, reading the Bible, and going to some Bible study. Those are good and needed, but Jesus is talking about something much deeper. He is talking about transformation at the heart of who you are. In today sermon will challenge you with the "Realization of Being A Disciple".