Lesson: Bear the Cross and Wear the Crown
Reading: Taking up the cross
Reference: Matt. 10:37-42

Matthew 10:37: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:38: And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:39: He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:40: He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Matthew 10:41: He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
Matthew 10:42: And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
(KJV)