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The Thief on the Cross and Me. By: Alfred Toole, Jr. Matthew 27.38-44. We have learned how to live, but not how to die. “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” --Deitrich Bonhoeffer. John 12.24-26. Separate. Die. Die. The Hard Outer Shell. The Nutrients. Bran.
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The Thief on the Cross and Me By: Alfred Toole, Jr.
“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” --Deitrich Bonhoeffer
Separate Die Die
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Cherish Love Love
Protect Save Save
Ruin Lose Lose
John 12.24-25 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and Separates, it remains only a single seed. But if it separates, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who Protectstheir life will Ruinit, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
We have learned to count the seeds in an apple, but failed to count the apple trees in the seed.
How do you call a man to a cross while attempting to meet them where they are?
Prefer Jesus Hate Hate
The Mission must become greater than the man, not the man greater than the mission.
Choose your way and no transformation occurs; choose God’s way and transform the world.
You kill what needs to be dead and let God bring to life what needs to be alive.
Philippians 1.21 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Christianity was never meant to be you doing what you want with God’s help. You do what God wants with your help.
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John 12.24-26 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Every man dies, does but not every man truly lives for Christ.
Wait Upon Serve Serve
Luke 23.39-43 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[d]”43Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”