As a believer in Christ Jesus our Lord

As a believer in Christ Jesus our Lord;

We are called to daily pick up our cross -

Our cross is an outward sign of our dying to self, crucifying our flesh, letting the Lord lead us in all that we say and do, giving way to the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives - not my will but Thy will be done

We are called to follow Him-

Not just on Sunday and Wednesday nights, not just at fellowships and Bible studies, but in everything that we do, in everything that we are, whether it is comfortable or not, whether you feel like it or not - you have a call on your life and Jesus says ‘Follow me”

We are called and blessed with a testimony-

We must be prepared and we must be willing to share what the Lord has done and is doing in our lives - we overcome the world by the word of our testimony

We are called to preach the gospel-

The preaching of the gospel is a command of the Lord Jesus Christ to everyone that calls upon His name and has been born again from above, it is not an option, it is not just for the ‘pastoral staff’ - we are all called to ‘preach the good news’ of the kingdom of God

We are called to make disciples of all nations-

The making of disciples is another command that the believer is called to participate in, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit and the power of the Word of God we must seek to be obedient to assist the Lord in the process of maturing the body - this is discipleship

We are called to love as He has loved us-

Without the love of Christ shining forth through us none of the above will matter. . . .

If we speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing......we love because He first loved us.....

By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:35)