Sunday Recap - Pastor Karen Hewitt - 22 June 2025

June 23rd, 2025
by Pastor Karen Hewitt

Sunday 22 June 2025 – Pastor Karen Hewitt

Message Overview:

Last Sunday, Pastor Karen preached a strong word about denying ourselves, picking up our cross and following Jesus.
She spoke about giving our full allegiance to Him alone, and we do this through giving up the passions and desires of the flesh. Pastor Karen shared three key points:

1. Self denial is something we have to do regularly.

2. We need to have a true understanding of self. We need to know our weaknesses so we can surrender these to Him.

3. All discipleship is extreme. 'Picking up our cross' is all or nothing! No half measures.

All of this is so we can spread the message of the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Are we willing to follow Him regardless of the cost, so we can see more people enter Eternity with Jesus?

Key Scriptures:

Matthew 4:19
Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”

Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.

Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Galatians 2:20
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 Corinthians 10:24
Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.

John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.