We started an English Bible Study at the main CMA (Christian Missionary Alliance) church in San Juan de Lurigancho (Where we are living and serving). We are studying Precept Ministries' "Being a Disciple: Counting the Real Cost."
In preparation, Yasmin and I are learning a lot and being challenged. Following Jesus is not something to be taken lightly, and it cannot be done in words only. When Jesus called His disciples He called them to 1. Deny yourself 2. Take up your cross 3. and Follow Me. The first two are choices and the last one is a continual action. Do you know how hard it is to deny yourself? Have you ever thought what that means in a practical application to your life? For me, i'm seeing that as a disciple of Jesus, i've given up my rights. Life is not about me... it's not about my comfort zone, or about my personal preferences... denying myself means that when my attitude starts to sour, i have to surrender it and give it to God... NOTHING in this world gives me the right to act unChristlike. Nothing. Is that a hard pill to swallow? yes. Is that what Jesus requires of His disciples? yes.
Our first week of Bible Study went well. We had 6 students. (In the weeks since, we have had anywhere from three to eight students.)
The study is at the main church (sector 3) which is the same church my family and I worked in the first time I came to Peru 6 years ago. It has changed a lot! They are building a balcony in the sanctuary, and instead of 2 floors, the church is now 3 floors tall! San Juan has changed too... I don’t recognize much from my first trip...
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