{"id":166,"date":"2014-02-08T22:02:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T22:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2024-11-08T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:34:45","slug":"joining-the-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/?page_id=166","title":{"rendered":"Joining the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jesus said,\u00a0\u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. \u00a0Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.&#8221; \u00a0In other words, Jesus wanted people to follow him and to live by his commandment to love one another. \u00a0Jesus also told his disciples to take up their cross and to follow after him. \u00a0This\u00a0wasn&#8217;t going to be an easy challenge but it would be worth it in the end. \u00a0Jesus still calls disciples into his kingdom. \u00a0Though we live in different times, the challenge to follow Jesus can be just as demanding and just as rewarding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">At regular intervals there are Enquirers&#8217; Groups for those who are considering the challenge of being modern disciples. \u00a0We dispel some of the myths of what people <\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">think<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> Christians believe and explore what they actually <\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">do<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> believe. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Groups consider:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who Jesus was<\/li>\n<li>When he lived and what challenges he faced<\/li>\n<li>What he actually said<\/li>\n<li>Why he is still important<\/li>\n<li>How his life changed the world<\/li>\n<li>Why you might consider following him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to know more, please contact the minister via the church office and he will provide details of the next Enquirers&#8217; Group.<\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering if Science and a faith in the Bible can be compatible? \u00a0This site might help with some of your questions:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologos.org\/\">The Biologos Foundation<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pathhead-Church-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pathhead-Church-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3573\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pathhead-Church-logo.png 441w, https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pathhead-Church-logo-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jesus said,\u00a0\u201cAll authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. \u00a0Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.&#8221; \u00a0In other words, Jesus wanted people &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/?page_id=166\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-pathhead_minister","post-166"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3834,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions\/3834"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pathheadparishchurch.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}