What is your soul worth?

What is your soul worth—and what are you tempted to trade it for?In this sermon on Matthew 16:21-28, Pastor TJ reflects on Jesus’ challenging words about denying ourselves, taking up the cross, and not gaining the whole world at the cost of our souls. Drawing on insights from Richard Rohr and Meister Eckhart, he explores the difference between the smaller identities we construct and the deeper self already known and loved by God.A personal story about classical guitar becomes a picture of what happens when something we love begins to consume us—and why sometimes the path to freedom is simply to put it down.The sermon ends with a gospel reversal of Jesus' question: What are our souls worth to God? The cross gives the answer.