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Sermon Introduction
What do you mean "we Kimosabi"?
THERE is a story about the Lone Ranger.
He and his sidekick, Tonto, are crossing the plains.
All of a sudden, a group of Indians attack from the south.
Tonto says, “What do we do, Kimosabi?”
He says, “Well, we should go to the north.”
So they go north to run from the Indians but then shortly run into another group of Indians positioned on a northern ridge, prepared to attack also.
Tonto says, “Kimosabi, what do we do now?”
The Lone Ranger says, “Well, we should go west.”
They hit the western ridge only to find a group of Indians there too.
Tonto says, “Well, what do we do now, Kimosabi?”
The Lone Ranger says, “Well, we can only go east.
That’s all that’s left.”
The problem was that another group of Indians were positioned to attack from the east.
They were surrounded!
The Indians were slowly closing in on them from all sides.
The Lone Ranger looked at Tonto and asked, “What do we do now, Tonto?
These are your people.”
Tonto replied, “What do you mean we, Kimosabi?”
It’s easy to jump ship when the going gets tough
It is easy to jump ship when the going get tough.
The primary path of victory requires that we not jump ship on one another.
Ha-foke-ba
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Sermon Introduction
It was January 25, 98 C.E. a new Roman Emperor took the throne.
His name was Trajan.
According to historical sources he was loved by the senators of Rome and gave them more empowerment than previous Roman Emperors.
He was an excellent administrator and benevolent leader even setting up a special trust fund to help the poor children of the empire.
It was a new system called "alimenta."
We get our word alimony from this word and idea.
He also was keenly aware of how foreign religions could subvert his Empire and undermine his authority.
So, he issued laws to terminate the practice of any religion he deemed a threat to his empire.
The one religion that posed the greatest threat to the mighty Empire of Rome was a infinite movement born in the cradle of Jerusalem.
A Jewish movement that proclaim a resurrected Messiah and Lord who ruled over all things.
Trajan persecuted these followers of Yeshua ruthlessly.
We know how horrible these persecutions were because of the volume of extra-biblical documents.
One of those documents came from a man that knew Cepha and was known by Cepha and was a disciple of John the write of the 4th Gospel.
We know how horrible these persecutions were because of the volume of extra-biblical documents.
One of those documents came from a man that knew Cepha and was known by Cepha and was a disciple of John the write of the 4th Gospel.
He was arrested because he was part of this messianic Jewish movement and considered a threat to the Empire of Rome.
He was taken from Antioch to Rome by an escort of ten soldiers.
Ignatius wrote about this and said, "I am fighting wild beasts from Syria to Rome, through land and sea, by night and day, bound to ten leopards—which is a company of soldiers—who when well treated become worse.
By their mistreatment I become more of a disciple, but “not for that reason am I justified.”
He was arrested because he was part of this messianic Jewish movement and considered a threat to the Empire of Rome.
He was taken from Antioch to Rome by an escort of ten soldiers.
Ignatius wrote about this and said, "I am fighting wild beasts from Syria to Rome, through land and sea, by night and day, bound to ten leopards—which is a company of soldiers—who when well treated become worse.
By their mistreatment I become more of a disciple, but “not for that reason am I justified.”
When leaders and disciples begged him to flee, to just apostatize and renounce his faith to spare his life, he said, "I know what is to my advantage; now I begin to be a disciple.
Fire and cross, and packs of wild beasts, the wrenching of bones, the mangling of limbs, the grinding of my whole body, evil punishments of the devil—let these come upon me, only that I may attain Jesus Christ.
Historical sources record that in Rome he was thrown to the beasts in the Flavian amphitheatre in Rome in the second half of the reign of the Emperor Trajan (98–117 a.d.).
What was their primary activity that was so subversive to the Empire of Rome?
On a fixed day, they were accustomed to meet before dawn, and to recite a hymn antiphonally to Messiah, as to a god, and to bind themselves by an oath . . . .
After the conclusion of this ceremony it was their custom to depart and meet again to take food; but it was ordinary and harmless food.
- Pliny the Younger
Do you realize what their primary activity was that caused such a great persecution?
Do you see here the primary activity that was considered such a threat to the almight powerful empire of Rome?
They were one-anothering one another.
You know we have something like 55 plus one another commands in the Brit Chadashah.
For believers we have a set of commands that could be called the one-anothering commands.
These believers were a threat to the greatest empire on the planet because of how well they one-anothered one another.
If Pliny was writing a letter today about the primary activity of believers I think it would probably say this:
Sometimes they go to a place they call a church or a synagogue when it is at their convenience at a time of their liking.
They refuse to go to any religious meeting that is before dawn because that is inconvenient for them.
They sit in rows.
Sometimes they sing music, sometimes they say liturgy, many of them just stand around and don't participate at all.
They listen to a sermon, they are very non-committal and refuse to bind themselves to an oath of any kind of loyalty because they value individual freedom so highly and then they get in their vehicles and go home.
We think the primary activity of the body of the Messiah is to sit in rows and focus on me.
Like the theme song to Cheers, "We want to go to a place where everyone knows, your name."
We talk about a place for me when we should be talking about a people one-anothering.
What most believers don't understand is that is an identity crises.
This is the way the old man, old identity operated.
The new identity in the Messiah is very different.
The very essence of the Body of the Messiah is not a place or any one person.
The essence of the Body of the Messiah is people one-anothering one another.
If all you have done is come to a place to sit in rows there is no way you are fully experiencing God's victory in your life.
The primary activity that leads to victory is one-anothering one another.
How do we one-another one another?
Look into God's mirror to one-another one another.
What are we supposed to see in God’s mirror?
Explain: An answer lies along the path of John Bunyan’s famous Pilgrim’s Progress.
The second part of this grand narrative where the family follows their father.
Late on their journey, Bunyan’s pilgrims discover a wonderful mirror.
There is nothing unusual about the front of the glass.
However, on the back of the galss appears an image of the "Prince of Pilgrims, Yeshua the Messiah.”
Everyone who looks in the glass’ face sees an ordinary reflection that includes the blemishes and scars that always accompany our old humanity and identity.
Yet anyone who observes these same persons from the reverse side of the mirror sees the image of the Son of God superimposed on the person on the other side of the glass their new identity.
You should see new titles being written over you.
Late on their journey, Bunyan’s pilgrims discover a wonderful mirror.
There is nothing unusual about the front of the glass.
However, on the back of the mirror appears an image of the crucified Lord Jesus.
Everyone who looks in the mirror’s face sees an ordinary reflection that includes the blemishes and scars that always accompany our humanity.
Yet anyone who observes these same persons from the reverse side of the mirror sees only the glory of the Son of God.
An answer lies along the path of John Bunyan’s famous travelers in the children’s version of Pilgrim’s Progress
You should see one another as a hand selected people.
You should see one another as a specially treated people.
You should see one another as God’s favorite
You should see Messiah’s grace through the glass of offense.
You should see mutual self-giving love binding us togeter.
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