Pastor Quincy Worthington

There's this idea of

essentially picking up your cross and following Christ, or are you willing to die for your faith?

And those were kind of abstract ideas for me.

I think in a very real sense, I've been forced to confront the very real possibility that by living out my Christian convictions, that I'm putting myself in serious jeopardy.

For me, the call to follow Christ has to reign supreme in my life.

And what I witness in the life and teachings of Jesus is a man who stands up to

unfair oppression.

He speaks boldly and prophetically about standing up for the least of these, about trying to give voice to those who feel voiceless and standing with people who can't stand by themselves and giving hope to the hopeless.

More important than that, I think that the linchpin, the reasoning behind that is that Jesus firmly believed that every person is a precious child of God.

and that we're all created in the image of God.

And that's something that's sacred and needs to be protected.

And so when I see things that are blatant human rights violations and the denial of basic human rights to our brothers and sisters, I feel like if I'm gonna stand in a pulpit on Sunday with any integrity and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ,

that I need to stand with Jesus at Broadview to protect the humanity of everyone involved.