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The Decision to Be "All In" (Part 4 of 4) | Fr. Mathias Thelen

In this homily on December 21, 2025, Fr Mathias preaches Part 4 of the Advent Preaching series on "Intentionally Following Jesus." Father outlines the differences between the last two thresholds of conversion: spiritual seeking and intentional discipleship. The goal is that everyone arrives at the fifth threshold of intentional discipleship, where someone has made a conscious decision (and commitment) to follow Jesus in his Church as an obedient disciple and to reorder his life accordingly. Essentially, to be all in in following the Lord. Before leading everyone to make a decision and commitment to follow Jesus, Father Mathias outlines three important points this decision to follow Jesus: 1) The decision to follow Jesus means you're conscious of what's at stake and the cost of discipleship 2) You don't have to be spiritually mature to make the decision to follow Jesus 3) This decision actually can free you from anxiety and fear Father invites people to pray a prayer of decision/commitment to follow Jesus and does a little survey to help the parish grow.