Pastor's Corner

Demands of those unwilling to give

It is not easy to follow Jesus - not because Christ is unable to bear our burdens and to give us rest, - nor because Jesus does not have the power to make us new and turn us into the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It is not easy because it demands of us more than most people are willing to give.

Can you imagine what it must have been like for the families of Andrew and Paul, and James and John, when they dropped everything, and followed Jesus and his message that the kingdom of heaven has come near? I mean, I would have been really upset had I...