The Cost and the Crown: Rediscovering the Cross-Shaped Mission

What if the greatest threat to the church isn't opposition from the world—but our own desire to stay comfortable?In this episode, we explore Matthew 16:21–28 and the paradox at the heart of the Christian life: if you try to save your life, you'll lose it. But if you lose it for Jesus, you'll find it.We unpack what it really means to "take up your cross," why the church has drifted from the cross in its pursuit of comfort and relevance, and how we can return to a gospel-driven, cross-shaped mission.The gospel is distinctive. It cannot be woven together with the ways of the world. And each way of living excludes the other.Key Scripture: Matthew 16:21–28Blessings, Rev. Rob.