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What should we do now?
What should we do now?:
Entice: You would have known that it would happen.
The world would, of course be "greatly annoyed" by the liberating message of Christ.
In many ways it still is.
Both those who are irreligious or those whose religion is different were surprised by the insistence of the Church that
are irreligious or those whose religion is different were surprised by the insistence of the Church that the Lordship of Jesus was exclusive, universal, and jealous.
the Lordship of Jesus is exclusive, universal, and jealous.
Engage: By and large, particularly in our century we have witnessed two responses to cultural pushback-
conflict or collusion
The early church did not pick fights nor did it surrender to persecution.
Surprisingly and unhesitatingly it just executed the mission.
surrender to persecution.
Surprisingly and unhesitatingly it simply pursued it's mission.
Expand: The "Biblical" model of cultural engagement has been there since the very beginning.
Neither leaning too far in, nor remaining aloof the church proclaimed a risen Lord for a fallen World.
The fallen world did not like it but the Church did not stop.
Prison did not slow it down.
Beating it did not cow it.
Threats did not intimidate it.
for a fallen World.
The fallen world did not like it but the Church did not stop.
Prison did not slow it down.
Beating it did not cow it.
Threats did not intimidate it.
Excite: What should the church do now?
What they did then!
The Masses of this world need us.
The misses of this world cry out for real liberation.
The false hopes of fight or flight have disillusioned many.
We need to embrace the strategy of mission and proclaim the peace ushered in by the Prince of Peace.
In the Church first felt pressure.
It neither gave up nor did it give in.
That is our heritage.
disillusioned many.
We need to embrace the strategy of mission and proclaim the peace ushered in by the Prince of Peace.
In the Church first felt pressure.
It neither gave
up nor did it give in.
That is our heritage.
Explore:
We have to care enough to be the Church when the World Challenges us.
Explain: When things are tough get back to the basics…The basics of
Body of Sermon:
Witness.
What do you do and say after you are arrested for your faith…insulted, mocked.
Speak to the right issue.
Jesus is the issue.
Seek the right outcome
Salvation is the outcome.
Submit to the higher authority
Jesus is our authority.
Pray
Biblical
Personal
Hopeful
Powerful
Serve
Community.
Conviction.
Compassion.
Because we Care enough:
On the other hand, there’s only one way to justify work that’s better than it needs to be: Because you cared enough.
Seth Grodin 5.29.2019
When we are under pressure, when the church is challenged, when our culture confronts us we must care enough to do the hard work of witness, the challenging work of prayer, the transformative work of serving.
Jerusalem was surprised by these behaviors in the Church's infancy.
Perhaps it's time we surprise the world again.
Not by complaining.
Not by whining.
Not by sulking.
We should surprise the world by loving service-first to our King, then to our culture.
the transformative work of serving.
Jerusalem was surprised by these behaviors in the Church's infancy.
Perhaps it's time we surprise the world again.
Not by complaining.
Not by
whining.
Not by sulking.
We should surprise the world by loving service-first to our King, then to our culture.
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