This last week I heard a call to action for those who would say they follow Jesus and are fed up with being Sunday only Christians. Our very own Bishop Christopher contextualized a Charles de Foucauld quote and challenged us when he said: “Absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity, and Christians are not called to be mediocre.” It is a call to being a radical apprentice of Jesus, and those words have haunted me. Radical may conjure up images of those who would misrepresent the love of God. However in reality to live a radical life is the call on those who would call themselves Christians to love God and love people, it is the opposite of a mediocre life. It is a call to sell out to Jesus, and it comes at a time when we are about to look at just what that means. What does it mean to practice the way of life Jesus lived? To be with Jesus, to become like Jesus and to do what Jesus did. To live this way means we need to be transformed, from the inside out, to be radically changed. A challenging and scary idea, after all is this kind of deep, authentic radical change of character even possible? The answer is yes, not through our own power but through God’s Spirit in us. Join us this weekend as we continue to step out into the greatest of journeys into a radical life with Jesus. Exodus 20:1-17 Mark 8:34-37 These notes are my speaking notes and are provided as an accompaniment to the recording. Please accept that they are not intended to be a published grammatically correct essay. I do hope and pray however they help you move towards Jesus. Now onto the content… As you may... Read More The post Practising The Way Of Jesus: An Introduction (Max Cross) appeared first on Bedhampton Church.