Toward Sunday

We will be joined in worship this Sunday by Agape (Dave Scherer).  Worship will be rooted in Mark 8.31-38 and Dave’s life story.   Here is a link to the Gospel reading.

The author of Mark’s Gospel writes:

³⁴He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ³⁵For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. ³⁶For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 

In his piece called C.O.D. (Cost of Discipleship) David Scherer writes of his struggle:

I don’t want  the cost of discipleship

Things that you asking me have got me straight tripping

If I do what you ask, how am supposed to make a living?

Sure I acknowledge you but I can’t really follow you

If I wanna follow you – you gobble every molecule

Why would you request that I sell what I possess

Leave my nets I confess that my life is now a mess

I thought if I said yes that my life would be breezy

I don’t know if I can do this, this ‘aint easy

When you think of losing your life for Jesus’ sake, what do you imagine?  

I don’t wanna have to give up that car

I don’t wanna give up my big back yard

I don’t wanna give up trying to be a rap star

I should be ready to leave but that’s hard

I don’t want humility I want the limelight

I don’t wanna have to lose my life to find life

I don’t wanna walk the streets trying to shine light

But you tell me that’s the place where I can find Christ

What does costly discipleship look like to you?

How might you be broken open to a more costly discipleship this week?  

Join us in worship this Sunday to hear the rest of this song and so much more….