{"id":4591,"date":"2025-07-05T11:34:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2025-07-05T11:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:34:29","slug":"disciples-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/?p=4591","title":{"rendered":"Disciples on the Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discipleship is not a comfortable invitation\u2014it is a sacred calling marked by surrender, sacrifice, and service. To follow Christ is to lay down personal ambitions and take up the cross daily, It means loving when it\u2019s hardest, forgiving when it\u2019s least deserved, and walking humbly at all times. The true cost of discipleship is not measured in what we give up, but in who we become. It\u2019s the path of radical love, Spirit-filled living, and unwavering devotion.<\/p>\n<p>Our passage for this Sunday invites us to live as worshippers on the move\u2014bringing peace, healing, and love into everyday spaces, not for recognition but because we belong o God.\u00a0 \u00a0Jesus appoints <strong>s<\/strong>eventy-two disciples two by two ahead of Him to towns He plans to visit.\u00a0 They are to travel light, no money, bag, or sandals, and offer peace to households.\u00a0 If welcomed, they should heal the sick God\u2019s kingdom has come near<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>If rejected, they are to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony, warning of judgment.\u00a0 \u00a0This passage beautifully blends themes of mission, humility, spiritual protection, and eternal assurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join with us on Sunday, July 6 as we walk with Jesus and reflect on his teachings.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>We invite you to Come and See! Worship begins at 10 am. You can participate in worship via Facebook and YouTube as well as Zoom Meeting ID 851 1341 1309<br \/>\nPasscode: 037811<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --> <!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4593 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187-80x50.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/img_2187.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discipleship is not a comfortable invitation\u2014it is a sacred calling marked by surrender, sacrifice, and service. 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