First Week after Ascension Monday - Monday

<p>THE FIRST WEEK AFTER ASCENSION - MONDAY</p><p>LESSON: MATTHEW 16:24-28</p><p>“They will put you out of the synagogues; indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” John 16:2</p><p>The cross is pictured here in its true colors. To lie at home sick in bed is nothing compared to this, even though it is often regarded as suffering a cross. Christ is referring here to a very special cross, that of being persecuted, with the possibility of being put to death in disgrace. Not only so, but o...