I Have Decided To Follow Jesus ( Music video by : OpenDoorsUSA )

I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS

( Music Video By : OpenDoorsUSA )

In this video, Pastor Richard Kannwischer of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, tells the story of a family in India who lost their lives because of their faith in Jesus  Christ.  Accompanied by music performed by Jadon Lavik, this compelling story of how a families sacrifice to follow Jesus influenced their entire community.

There is a true story of a small village in India. And in this village there was this family that came to a saving faith in Jesus Christ as Savior Lord. This agitated  the village so much and everybody became so upset that an angry mob gathered and shoved them into the public square. The village chief confronted them and he said to the man, "If you and your family will not recant your faith, you all will surly die!" The man didn't know what to say or what to do. The only thing that came to mind for him were the words of a song that he himself had composed when he had first  surrendered his life to God. And so he began to sing :

"I have decided to follow Jesus.
No turning back. No turning back."

Author and video source : OpenDoorsUSA ( YouTube Channel )
OpenDoorsUSA - Serving Persecuted Christians Worldwide
Website : http://www.opendoorsusa.org/ 

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  Verse4Thoughts :

Matthew 5:10-12 (ESV)
(10) “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (11) “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. (12) Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. - Amen !

Suffering for Being a Christian : [ 1 Peter 4:12-19 ]

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You can get the lyrics here : I Have Decided To Follow Jesus ( Lyrics )

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Bible Scriptures For Your Thoughts & Digest :

Matthew 16:24-26 (NKJV)
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
(24) Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (25) For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. (26) For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Luke 14:27 (KJV)
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

John 12:26 (NASB)
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Philippians 1:29-30 (NIV)
(29) For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, (30) since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Romans 14:8 (NIV)
If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Revelation 14:13 (NIV)
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Ezekiel 37:10 (KJV)
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

AMEN !

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