CRU Update

How much you are willing to give up for someone else? What about your life? Last week at CRU we saw the cost of following Jesus for Christians. 

Isaac Lanham began with an interview about Shabbots Camp, where we heard about how great the weekend was with really helpful talks, fun games and other exciting activities. After that, we heard the Bible reading from Mark 8, and Mr Ng spoke to us. Mr Ng began by telling a story of an old schoolmate, who initially went along to the CRU group, but eventually decided that he wanted to live his own way when he had to make a difficult decision in his life. Additionally, we saw how the passage says that to follow Jesus involves denying self, taking up our cross and following Jesus. Mr Ng explained the nature of our decisions on this earth in relation to eternity. When we ‘deny ourselves’, we are essentially having Jesus as our first priority in life and following him. Trusting in Jesus means depending on his death and resurrection for our forgiveness. Finishing with some more examples, Mr Ng emphasised that following Jesus is all worth it in the end as the Christian can look forward to eternal life with Christ. 

Boys are encouraged to continue reading their Bibles and going through Mark’s gospel over the holidays.

Daniel Becker
Year 11