Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Sunday, 28 June 2015 - "Going & Knowing" Scripture: Luke 14:25-35

Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Sunday, 28 June 2015 - "Going & Knowing" Scripture: Luke 14:25 Large crowds were traveling along with Yeshua. Turning, he said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, his mother, his wife, his children, his brothers and his sisters, yes, and his own life besides, he cannot be my talmid. 27 Whoever does not carry his own execution-stake and come after me cannot be my talmid.

28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Don’t you sit down and estimate the cost, to see if you have enough capital to complete it? 29 If you don’t, then when you have laid the foundation but can’t finish, all the onlookers start making fun of you 30 and say, ‘This is the man who began to build, but couldn’t finish!’

31 “Or again, suppose one king is going out to wage war with another king. Doesn’t he first sit down and consider whether he, with his ten thousand troops, has enough strength to meet the other one, who is coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he hasn’t, then while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation to inquire about terms for peace.

33 “So every one of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has cannot be my talmid. 34 Salt is excellent. But if even the salt becomes tasteless, what can be used to season it? 35 It is fit for neither soil nor manure — people throw it out. Those who have ears that can hear, let them hear!”

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"Going & Knowing" by Author: Julia Roat-Abla
Even in the midst of Jesus’ words promising life and fullness of the Spirit, only a few would actually step onto the path to the cross. Many begin and will turn away. The sad reality is that the way of the cross is a road not everyone will travel. It can be a very lonely road.
Simon Peter’s words, however, might give us courage as we consider the cost and choose to step out. Our footsteps can be bold and hopeful, even knowing that trials and suffering still lie ahead. 

Peter says, “We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” These words echo the faithfulness of a God who leads us into the future with trust and confidence, even if we don’t exactly know what that future may be. We do know, however, that this is life we live in step with Jesus, is both eternal and blessed.
Hymn for Today: "Wonderful Words of Life" by Philip P. Bliss

1. Sing them over again to me, 

wonderful words of life; 

let me more of their beauty see, 

wonderful words of life; 

words of life and beauty 

teach me faith and duty. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

2. Christ, the blessed one, gives to all 

wonderful words of life; 

sinner, list to the loving call, 

wonderful words of life; 

all so freely given, 

wooing us to heaven. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life.  

3. Sweetly echo the gospel call, 

wonderful words of life; 

offer pardon and peace to all, 

wonderful words of life; 

Jesus, only Savior, 

sanctify forever. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life.  

Thought for Today:

"God reveals the way to those who step out by faith at His command"
Please pray:

That many people in Ghana will come to know Jesus the Christ and receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
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