In His Steps, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, Henry Maxwell cares for the stranger until his death, which forces the minister to question what following Jesus requires in daily life. He invites church members to undertake a year of decisions guided by Jesus’ example, and about fifty gather to pledge themselves and arrange weekly meetings.
What happens
- Maxwell takes the unconscious stranger home, watches over him, and sends for his daughter using an address found in letters.
- The stranger dies early on Sunday, and his daughter arrives an hour afterward.
- Maxwell addresses the congregation without sermon notes and proposes a year of following Jesus’ example regardless of personal consequences.
- About fifty people gather after the service, and their shared prayer brings a strong sense of the Spirit’s presence.
- Rachel Winslow, Alexander Powers, and Donald Marsh question how believers can know and consistently apply Jesus’ example.
- The group agrees to weekly reports, and Maxwell prays alone before returning to the stranger’s body.
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