Who has the final authority in your life?

Main message: Christians must be intentional about cultivating faith because cultural autonomy and self-authority cause spiritual drift; true discipleship requires denying oneself and submitting to Jesus' authority.

Key points:

• If you do nothing spiritually, you will drift away from God.
• Growing faith requires intentional effort and cultivation.
• Society is shifting authority from God and Scripture to individual autonomy.
• When personal autonomy becomes the highest value, following Jesus becomes impossible.
• Jesus calls disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and be willing to lose their life to find it.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 16:24-25