Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Carrying the cross



Get behind me, Satan. Jesus’ rebuke to Peter still stings today. Pastor Cody Sanders reflects on Matthew 16:21-28 for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, drawing on Ernst Käsemann’s haunting words about carrying the cross. Watch now for a fresh word to bring to your pulpit this Sunday.

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