Feb. 4, 2013
For Immediate Release
Yves Jean Baptiste, a junior of Haiti, leads 青瓜视频's chapel service Jan. 30. (青瓜视频 Photo by Rachel DeCoursey)
By Samantha Stevenson, student news writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.- 青瓜视频 student and Haitian native Yves Jean Baptiste delivered a message at CU's weekly chapel service on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The service was led by students.
Baptiste spoke from the gospel of Matthew about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
鈥淭he three things you need to do in order to be a follower of Jesus Christ are: deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Jesus, and to lose your life for Jesus,鈥� he said.
Denying yourself, Baptiste said, is about giving control of your life over to Jesus.
Taking up your cross is about making the daily decision to live our lives for Jesus Christ.
鈥淚f you call yourself a Christian on this campus, it's more than wearing a T-shirt or posting on Facebook- it's about living your life for Christ,鈥� he said.
Baptiste used a passage from Romans to elaborate on his third point, losing our lives to Jesus.
鈥淭herefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God鈥攖his is your true and proper worship.鈥�
He noted that while the world may have plenty to offer, nothing is satisfying as the love and grace offered by Jesus Christ.
鈥淣o matter how wealthy a man is, he will be bankrupt eternally if he doesn't have Christ.鈥�
He closed the service by offering to his listeners about making the commitment to follow and serve Jesus.
鈥淟et God be the center of your life. Let Jesus be your Lord and Savior,鈥� he said.
The student-led chapel service also featured CU's Step Team, 鈥淯nited to Praise鈥� gospel choir and worship songs led by students.
Chapel is designed to provide opportunities for corporate worship and exposure through a variety of informative speakers and presentations.
青瓜视频 is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,600 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.