Do not Hide your Light
On March 1, 2009 I shared my heart in a sermon regarding being in the world, but not of it and what that really means. My premise is that too many Christians have missed that fact that Christ’s mission was to the non-believer and that he was effective because (well other than being God) He engaged people and built relationships.
The church of today is far too content to “play church” on Sunday morning and to turn their nose up against those who don’t believe; forgetting that the only difference in some of us is that we yielding to the call. I am the chief sinner amoung you and I struggle every day with religion. Organized Church has become the land of the Pharisee and not refuge for the broken sinner. We must stop play-acting for our Church friends to the exclusion of the rest of the world. Life-style evanglism is the most effective tool we have go show Christ’s love. Not yelling from street corners, not rebuking young scared girls in front of clients, not “preaching” hatred against our elected officials. We are called to be more Christ like. Read the references in the slide to see how Christ engaged the “sinners’. BTW: We are all sinners….
One of our first steps is to know when to take a stand. This video clip is a great introduction to not being afraid of “man”, but in being a “light to the world”, even when it’s not comfortable.
Here are my slides and references from the sermon:
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