Mark 8: 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Read Mark 8:31-38
What is Jesus teaching the crowds? Is it membership or discipleship? Membership could mean giving the least possible commitment of time and resources. Discipleship means giving everything for Christ and his kingdom.
There is a theory that attending Church on Sunday is not really that important. You can get close to God on your boat or on the gold course on Sunday morning. My colleague Fr. Reid calls that a lie straight from the pits of hell. Self-deception 101 teaches that if you can get someone thinking that they are doing the right thing they won’t do the right thing. The heart of Divine Worship is the teaching of God’s Word. Keeping the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy is to “gladly hear and learn God’s WORD and the preaching of it. “
From this hour in the presence of Jesus we go out to help a young couple with their 4 year old who are stranded in front of Winn-Dixie or helping your waiter at Perkins who is sleeping in his car. Get in step with Jesus by offering the sacrifice of worship and praise. Amen.
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