The premise of the series is that God, through His Spirit, is at work in and through us to form the character and conduct of Jesus in our lives as disciples or followers of Jesus.
This story illustrates Jesus’ words in Mark 8:35-36:
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?”