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Welcome to the Gospel Coalition Podcast, equipping the next generation of believers,

pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

On today's episode, you'll hear a message from John Piper on four things that had to happen

to Jesus. This message was originally given at TGC's 2019 National Conference.

Mark chapter 8, I hope you will be looking at a Bible either on your

device or in a book like this. It really matters that you're looking with me.

Mark 831. Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected

by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed. And after three days,

rise again, and he said plainly, he said this plainly, and Peter took him aside and began to

rebuke him, but turning and seeing his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter and said,

get behind me, Satan, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God but on the things of

man. And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, if anyone would come after me,

let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me, for whoever would save his life will lose

it, but whoever loses his life for my sake in the gospels will save it.

For what is it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

For what can a man give in return for his soul?

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