Luke 9:23-27 pt I

So the next lesson I am going to work on is Luke 9:23-27, or Luke ix 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 in Jonathan Edwards notation :-). The ESV translates it as follows:

²³ And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. ²⁴ For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. ²⁵  For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? ²⁶ For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷ But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

This passage follows on the heels of the Five Thousand Fed. The Bible contains quite a few examples of miraculous feedings. The several "I am" statements by Jesus particular to the book of John are inspiring to me. One of them is found in John 6:35: "³⁵ Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. ..." (ESV)