Following Jesus was never meant to be a comfortable life decision to improve our happiness or reputation. It was — and still is — a call to surrender our lives completely to Him. Jesus does not soften the invitation: “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” (Matthew […]
Read More OTKC 28 – Take Up Your CrossThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 3 – Take Up My What?Why don’t you do something about it? You see the wickedness. You see the corruption. You see the pain. You see the devastation. You see the suffering. You see the oppression. You see the injustice. Why don’t you do something about it? Why don’t you just stop it all? Why don’t you just wipe out […]
Read More The OutcryAs a follower of Jesus what do you live for, the cross or the crown? It’s a question that occurred to me this evening. The symbol of the cross is a prominent one in the faith. Paul mentions the cross on a number of occasions in his letters and Peter mentions it once in his. […]
Read More Cross or CrownThere was four of us seated round the table laughing about things like how you were considered a young man in the church until you reached 70 by which time you were sent to a home. Laughing stopped when we agaon considered the words of Jesus regarding aspects of the cost of discipleship. Anyone coming […]
Read More Creating the Culture for Cross CarriersI love this song and am glad that the cross still makes a difference in the lives of me brothers and sisters here and abroad. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More DMCD Songs: The Old Rugged Cross Made The DifferenceThe scripture reading from a service I attended recently got me thinking about what is arguably one of the biggest killers in life. It continues to turn everything upside down as far as life is concerned. To live, you have to die. There is no other way to live, than to die. When Jesus is […]
Read More With Jesus The Way To Live Is To DieWhen I watched this little snippet it got me thinking again about the subject heading. I also think about a Keith Green song which had the lyrics ‘If you love the Lord’. For all the hype and tripe about Christianity there comes a time when people have to question what it means to be a […]
Read More Sermon Jam: So You Think You’re A ChristianThere are three versions of this song and although I don’t usually do the music thing at this time, I’m happy to make an exception for a song that means so much to me. The lyrics provide the reason why I am profoundly moved by it. In line with the focus of the next 24 […]
Read More When I Survey The Wondrous Cross – My First VersionThen Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. (Luke 23:46) Jesus says quite a bit on the cross. It’s not a sermon altogether, but when you read Luke, Matthew and John gives a lot of Jesus in the […]
Read More The Death of Christopher Dryden: Crosswords at the Crossroads
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