In 1722 a group of persecuted Protestants...
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In 1722 a group of persecuted Protestants from the area of Bohemia and Moravia moved to the estate of Count Zinzendorf called Herrnhut about seventy miles from Dresden, Germany. They prayed together and eventually formed the Unitas Fratrum with a distinctive liturgy and hymnology, and most importantly with a passion for world missions.
Zinzendorf often recounted the turning point in his life. One day he saw a painting of Jesus hanging on the cross. He studied the painting carefully. He saw the nail prints in his hands and in his feet. He saw the blood flowing freely. He spent a long time gazing at this painting. Finally, he saw the words at the bottom of the painting: "All this I did for Thee. What hast Thou done for me?"
Zinzendorf dedicated his life to Jesus that day and vowed to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth.
"... he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:8).
Zinzendorf often recounted the turning point in his life. One day he saw a painting of Jesus hanging on the cross. He studied the painting carefully. He saw the nail prints in his hands and in his feet. He saw the blood flowing freely. He spent a long time gazing at this painting. Finally, he saw the words at the bottom of the painting: "All this I did for Thee. What hast Thou done for me?"
Zinzendorf dedicated his life to Jesus that day and vowed to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth.
"... he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:8).
