What would you do for your faith? Martyrs

We are learning about the persecuted church this week. Something I've heard about but never really researched. It really makes you think... how much do you love Jesus? Do you really believe that He is the Way the Truth and the Life? Are you willing to die for Him? These men were! (taken from wikipedia)

• Saint Stephen, Protomartyr, was stoned c. 34 A.D.
• James the Great (Son of Zebedee) was beheaded in 44 A.D.
• Philip the Apostle was crucified in 54 A.D.
• Matthew the Evangelist killed with a halberd in 60 A.D.
• James the Just, beaten to death with a club after being crucified and stoned.
• Matthias was stoned and beheaded.
• Saint Andrew, St. Peter's brother, was crucified.
• Saint Mark was dragged in the streets until his death
• Saint Peter, crucified upside-down.
• Apostle Paul, beheaded in Rome.
• Saint Jude was crucified.
• Saint Bartholomew flayed alive and crucified.
• Thomas the Apostle was killed with a spear.
• Luke the Evangelist was hanged.
• Simon the Zealot was crucified in 74 A.D.

(Note: John the Evangelist according to legend was cooked in boiling hot oil but survived. He was the only one of the original twelve Apostles who was not martyred).

Wow! What am I willing to do for the sake of the Kingdom?