{"id":4677,"date":"2025-09-06T17:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:40:29","slug":"4677","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/?p=4677","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on Transformative Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Luke 14:25\u201333, Jesus speaks candidly to the gathered crowd, declaring that true discipleship requires radical commitment, even to the point of surrendering our closest relationships. Jesus challenges us to place our allegiance to Him above ties to parents, spouses, and children. This is not a call to literal rejection, but a summons to prioritize Christ above all else.\u00a0 Moreover, Jesus commands each of us to take up our own cross and follow Him. This path is not one of ease or comfort. Discipleship demands sacrifice, endurance, and unwavering devotion. It carries both cost and reward.
\nTo walk this path faithfully, we need to reflect on three essential questions: How does one become a disciple of Christ? \u00a0What are the responsibilities that come with discipleship? \u00a0And how does one live out the covenant of discipleship in daily life?\u00a0 These questions invite us into deeper reflection, urging us to count the cost and embrace the transformative journey of following Christ.<\/p>\n

Join with us on Sunday, September 7 as we walk with Jesus and reflect on his teachings.\u00a0 <\/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 844 2009 8255\u00a0 \u00a0Passcode: 183125
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In Luke 14:25\u201333, Jesus speaks candidly to the gathered crowd, declaring that true discipleship requires radical commitment, even to the point of surrendering our closest relationships. Jesus challenges us to place our allegiance to Him above ties to parents, spouses, … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-save-the-date"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4684,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4677\/revisions\/4684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stbartshhk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}