Johann leonhard dober and david nitschmann

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What should a вЂњradical commitmentвЂќ look like? It is a commitment that originated from God and is in line with GodвЂ™s revealed truth (6:1-2). The pattern of that call, and the proper response is the subject of todayвЂ™s lesson.

Often they appeared quite radical вЂ“ but they were following God to do extraordinary things. It is found in a group that were called NAZARITES вЂ“ those ordinary Israelites that were impressed by God to offer a special vow to complete a specific act in accordance with their call. Long before the Moravians, long before the ministry of the Cross of Jesus вЂ“ there was a pattern for radical commitment. They vowed by the move of GodвЂ™s hand, to do the extraordinary вЂ“ and they felt that any less was blatant disobedience to GodвЂ™s call in and to them. These Moravians, and many others like them, were called to radical commitment. Few direct quotes of the two men survive, but one is particularly moving: вЂњEven if no one should be benefited, and no fruits follow my efforts, yet I will go, for I must obey my SaviorвЂ™s call.вЂќ вЂ“ Leonard Dober Other Moravian missionaries continued the work for fifty years afterward, and Moravian missionaries baptized 13,000 converts before any other missionaries arrived on the scene. Thomas, they lived frugally and preached to the slaves, and they had significant success. They left Copenhagen on October 8, 1732, and arrived in St. What is clear is that when asked by a court official how they would support themselves, Nitschmann replied, вЂњWe shall work as slaves among the slaves.вЂќ Another point is also clear. Another source shared the story that as they boarded a ship bound for the West Indies, and the ship pulled away from the docks, loved ones on shore cried out, вЂњMay the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!вЂќ It is not clear that they actually became slaves. One source recalls that when the men were told that they would not be allowed to do such a thing, Dober and Nitschmann offered themselves into the bonds of slavery if this were the only way to make passage вЂ“ an irreversible offer of extreme commitment to the cause of Christ, on behalf of a forgotten people вЂ“ the slaves. Johann Leonhard Dober and David Nitschmann, were two young Moravian Brethren from Herrnhut, Germany that were called in 1732 to minister to the African slaves on the Caribbean islands of St. Even before we turn to Numbers 6, let me show you a picture of what I am talking about: The important thing about the call is that it demands a proper response. God has a call for specific people at specific moments.

Radical commitment isnвЂ™t something new вЂ“ it is as old as a walk with God itself.

JOHANN LEONHARD DOBER AND DAVID NITSCHMANN HOW TO

If it does, you will know how to respond Biblically and sensitively if you follow the pattern God left for us in His Word. Key Principle: A specific call to radical commitment may come to you from GodвЂ™s Spirit and GodвЂ™s Word. We will all be the better because of the commitment of a few. We will all be moved to recognize their intimacy with God. If they take on the challenge, we will all be changed by their testimony. Some believers will be engaged, in each moment of each generation, in a radical kind of commitment that will force them to stand out in the face of the rest of us. God will not call ALL of us to do this вЂ“ but he may call YOU. I am, however, going to speak about a radical kind of personal commitment. Rest easy, I am not going to be asking you to walk on a high wire a thousand feet in the air. He trusted his abilities and took on what could only be termed RADICAL COMMITMENT. He trusted his feet to remain steady amidst the perilous cross-winds. Not only was he committed enough to work at it for months вЂ“ he was committed enough to trust his life to be dangled by a tiny wire. Whatever you think about PetitвЂ™s idea of walking 110 stories above the ground, you have to admit one thing вЂ“ the guy was committed. This extraordinary documentary incorporates PetitвЂ™s personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century.вЂќ After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. вЂњ On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade CenterвЂ™s twin towers.

JOHANN LEONHARD DOBER AND DAVID NITSCHMANN MOVIE

The official trailer to the movie said this: Yet the story of Man on Wire is all about just that very idea. I cannot imagine why anyone would walk a tightrope between two tall buildings. The line between courage and foolishness is sometimes quite blurry.

Johann leonhard dober and david nitschmann