“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
“The cross is laid on every Christian. The first Christ-suffering which every man must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of this world. It is that dying of the old man which is the result of his encounter with Christ. As we embark upon discipleship we surrender ourselves to Christ in union with his death—we give over our lives to death. Thus it begins; the cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die. It may be a death like that of the first disciples who had to leave home, and work to follow him, or it may be a death like Luther’s, who had to leave the monastery and go out into the world. But it is the same death every time—death in Jesus Christ, the death of the old man at his call.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship (New York, 1959), pages 89-90. Italics added.
Jesus meant it literally. Bonhoeffer meant it literally. Let’s embrace the cost of discipleship literally, however Christ calls every one of us personally.
Notices
A big thank you to all who contributed to the Helping Hands Collection this past Sunday.
Its Easter Time !!!
In an effort to connect with our families, Epic Kids and our community, we will be holding an Easter Egg Hunt and other activities on the 26th March 2021. Please help us by donating Easter Eggs.
YOUTH
Youth will be meeting this Friday 12 March 2021 at 5.30pm. Please contact Lauren for further information 060 562 7211
EPIC KIDS – we are looking forward to seeing on Sunday Morning
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Our Youth Ministry
Our Young Adult Ministry
Friday Fellowship - Easter Event - For Gospel contacts and opportunities
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