HERE’S a funny story. A friend of mine called Tim used to love the football. He’d go everywhere with his mates to see his team playing. One time, when he was about 15, they were on their way to watch a match in Birmingham. Before him and the boys boarded the train, they asked the driver if it stopped at Boardsley. “No”, said the driver, “but we do slow down.”

Sussing that it would be okay to do so, Tim and the boys – as the train slowed down – launched themselves at the platform.

As I said, this is a funny story, not a tragedy. People jumping from trains tend to get themselves in serious scrapes. Thankfully, these guys lived to tell the tale. Two of the lads smacked into each other, one wrecked his jeans and one smashed up his knee. To add insult to injury, the train not only slowed down at the station, but stopped a few minutes later.

The moral of the story – apart from not jumping from moving trains, that is? Be careful who you trust.

The sales assistant tells you that you can use that evil smelling liquid to light your barbecue? Read the label. The doctor wants to amputate your arm when you’ve cut your finger peeling potatoes? Get a second opinion. There is safety in having lots of advisers.

Only Jesus is completely trustworthy. If He says, “Walk on the water”, it’s a safe bet that you can. If He says, “You are healed”, it’s a sure thing that you are. “Everything that He tells you,” said his mother Mary, “do it.” No questions. Just jump.

Jesus didn’t call us to tiptoe through life. He calls us to stake our all on one great chance of eternity, letting go of our safeguards and pension plans, insurance policies and safety nets. “Get rid of everything else,” he says, “and come, follow me!”

On 16 October in Sheffield we called young people like you to step into a life of dynamic faith in Jesus. The challenge is: to lose your fear. Live a new way. Believe. And see God achieve the impossible in your life.

Do you want to die comfortably? Or do you want to live powerfully? Then hear the call, count the cost, and come!