Over the next week or so I will be posting some of my journal articles from 2 years ago when I began praying through the book of Acts each day for, of course, 28 days. It was a sweet time of communion with God as I was seeking His Word in prayer for guidance, direction, timing, location, everything church planting. I wanted to be consumed in my mind with His Word and how He established the gospel and churches in the early days of the church.
I hope those at NLC will appreciate how God worked in my life during this time and how by God's grace I stay tethered to His Word and did my best to shun all man-centered philosophy for starting a new church.
It was a difficult and busy time of my life, because I was in my last three months of seminary and about to graduate. I was preparing to be ordained to the pastoral ministry and I was also in the very early stages of starting a church.
God is good and I hope you will enjoy the journey he took me on in those early days of thinking about New Life Church.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Gospel Hurts!
About 10 minutes ago we prayed with our best friends...Andrew, Cassie, Noelle, & Uriyah Jones. We prayed with them b/c God is sending them overseas to push the gospel of Jesus Christ to where it is currently unheard of and unknown. They are leaving first thing in the morning to head to see family and then will go to Virginia for further training for 8 weeks then head out to their mission field.
The gospel hurts. The gospel hurts b/c we must say good bye to those who love Jesus and to those who are very dear to our lives in order for them to pursue the lost for Christ. It hurts b/c for those who live by the gospel must at times leave father, mother, sister, and brother for the kingdom to advance. My wife just told me that it has always been us who were leaving to go live in another state away from family, because of ministry, but this time we are on the other side of this 'separation'. Well this separation is only physical, b/c we are and will always be united in the power of the Holy Spirit.
But no doubt the gospel hurts and no doubt the gospel will heal, but today has already been tough for me and my wife. Please pray for The Joneses and for everyone who loves them.
The gospel hurts. The gospel hurts b/c we must say good bye to those who love Jesus and to those who are very dear to our lives in order for them to pursue the lost for Christ. It hurts b/c for those who live by the gospel must at times leave father, mother, sister, and brother for the kingdom to advance. My wife just told me that it has always been us who were leaving to go live in another state away from family, because of ministry, but this time we are on the other side of this 'separation'. Well this separation is only physical, b/c we are and will always be united in the power of the Holy Spirit.
But no doubt the gospel hurts and no doubt the gospel will heal, but today has already been tough for me and my wife. Please pray for The Joneses and for everyone who loves them.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Barabbas Had The Best View Of The Cross That Day
"Barabbas had a wonderful angle on the cross; he could point to the middle cross and say, "There would I have been, if He had not been put in my place"."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.87)
~ The Cross He Bore (p.87)
There Is A Wonder In The Mockery Crown
If we are to receive the crown of life, Christ must receive the crown of thorns. He cannot be our Saviour any other way. That is what Krummacher means when he comments that...
In the crown of his deity alone, Christ could only say to a dying thief, 'Be thou accursed'; but in the crown of thorns he can say, 'This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.'
In the crown of his deity alone, he can only say to a Magdalene or a publican, 'Depart from me'; but in the crown of thorns he can say, 'Go in peace, your sins are forgiven you.'
It is in the diadem of thorns that he stoops low in humiliation and shame and sorrow to seek and to save sinners. It is only by the sharp thorn of his suffering that the poisonous thorn of our sin is drawn. In other words, apart from the cross God cannot forgive sin."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.66)
In the crown of his deity alone, Christ could only say to a dying thief, 'Be thou accursed'; but in the crown of thorns he can say, 'This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.'
In the crown of his deity alone, he can only say to a Magdalene or a publican, 'Depart from me'; but in the crown of thorns he can say, 'Go in peace, your sins are forgiven you.'
It is in the diadem of thorns that he stoops low in humiliation and shame and sorrow to seek and to save sinners. It is only by the sharp thorn of his suffering that the poisonous thorn of our sin is drawn. In other words, apart from the cross God cannot forgive sin."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.66)
The Crown Of Many Mockeries
"That crown symbolized what sinful man thinks of Christ. He was not to be taken seriously. He was only fit for a stage-play! They made him a carnival king and placed on him the stamp of derision. With this mock robe, reed sceptre and crown of thorns, he was made to look like a theatrical figure.
Luther says that Christ was 'numbered with the transgressors, crucified as a rebel, killed by His own people in supreme disgrace, and as the most abandoned of men'. Ah yes! 'supreme disgrace', the shameful crown of thorns woven by the hands of men and placed on the Saviour's brow--man's estimate of Christ!"
~ The Cross He Bore (p.65)
Luther says that Christ was 'numbered with the transgressors, crucified as a rebel, killed by His own people in supreme disgrace, and as the most abandoned of men'. Ah yes! 'supreme disgrace', the shameful crown of thorns woven by the hands of men and placed on the Saviour's brow--man's estimate of Christ!"
~ The Cross He Bore (p.65)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
They Were All Substitutionary
"William Symington rightly affirms,
'In every case He suffered for us, never for Himself'; and he adds, 'Not one throb of pain did He feel, not one pang of sorrow did He experience, not one sigh of anguish did He leave, not one tear of grief did He shed for Himself. If not one of His sufferings was personal, it follows that they were all substitutionary...During the whole period of his [earthly] life the Saviour 'was a-slaying'."~ The Cross He Bore (p.61)
There Was A 'Greater' Hand Present
"Just as Caiaphas spoke more profoundly than he realized when he said that it was better that one should die than that they all should perish, so Christ's tormentors must have struck a chord in the Saviour's mind as they chanted, 'Who is it that struck you?'
Many hands were raised against him, both human and demonic, but Christ knew that there was one hand above all others that smote him. And as he bore our sins that hand did not spare him. 'It was the will of the Lord to bruise him; he has put him to grief...' (Isaiah 53.10)."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.58)
Many hands were raised against him, both human and demonic, but Christ knew that there was one hand above all others that smote him. And as he bore our sins that hand did not spare him. 'It was the will of the Lord to bruise him; he has put him to grief...' (Isaiah 53.10)."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.58)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Spring Forward Into Eads!
What a glorious day God blessed us with last Saturday!
Over the last 3 1/2 weeks our families at New Life have adopted 6 neighborhoods, have diligently prayed for those neighborhoods, went prayer driving with their families thru those neighborhoods, and last Saturday, went door-to-door to intentionally share the gospel with our neighbors.
It was a sweet moment as 5 teams of missional families gathered together at 10am to spend time praying specific taylor made scriptures for our efforts to share the gospel. Around 10.45 am the soldiers were deployed into Eads and South Arlington to pursue the lost, to share the gospel with those pursued and hopefully one day be able to teach those whom God will save and bring into fellowship with New Life Church.
It was truly a means of God's grace to be a part of such a wonderful moment in the life of our church. Thank you to my pastor friends who teamed up with our families in order to demonstrate to them a true gospel witness and give them encouragement to share the gospel themselves. It was a beautiful time spent in dependence upon the Holy Spirit to give us the utterances of God.
We have one family who will Spring Forward Into their neighborhood this Saturday. Please join us in praying for them as they pursue the lost and share the gospel with the lost.
Next we gather, Lord willing, this Sunday to Celebrate the Resurrection!
The gospel was planted in many lives, for some it was watered, now please pray with us for God to cause the growth!
Thank you Father for blessing Your church!
Over the last 3 1/2 weeks our families at New Life have adopted 6 neighborhoods, have diligently prayed for those neighborhoods, went prayer driving with their families thru those neighborhoods, and last Saturday, went door-to-door to intentionally share the gospel with our neighbors.
It was a sweet moment as 5 teams of missional families gathered together at 10am to spend time praying specific taylor made scriptures for our efforts to share the gospel. Around 10.45 am the soldiers were deployed into Eads and South Arlington to pursue the lost, to share the gospel with those pursued and hopefully one day be able to teach those whom God will save and bring into fellowship with New Life Church.
It was truly a means of God's grace to be a part of such a wonderful moment in the life of our church. Thank you to my pastor friends who teamed up with our families in order to demonstrate to them a true gospel witness and give them encouragement to share the gospel themselves. It was a beautiful time spent in dependence upon the Holy Spirit to give us the utterances of God.
We have one family who will Spring Forward Into their neighborhood this Saturday. Please join us in praying for them as they pursue the lost and share the gospel with the lost.
Next we gather, Lord willing, this Sunday to Celebrate the Resurrection!
The gospel was planted in many lives, for some it was watered, now please pray with us for God to cause the growth!
Thank you Father for blessing Your church!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Let's Not Just Proclaim The Gospel...Let's Live The Gospel!
Dear men,
In light of yesterday's sermon on Living the Gospel....
Over the next two days I would like for each of you, as the spiritual leader of your home, to gather your family and to talk specifically about 1 area, for each person in your family, where confession & repentance needs to take place today!
I want the spiritual leaders of our homes to be intentional about seeking out at least one specific sin that your wife is wrestling with and is having a difficult time overcoming. One specific sin that your kids are wrestling with and are having a difficult time overcoming. For the little ones, just ask them...what is something that you're doing, that you know God doesn't like, and you wish that you could stop doing? Just and example, but you know your children. And then for you (spiritual leader) to open up about one specific sin that you are wrestling with and need to confess and repent. All sin is significant, so don't get me wrong, but let's 'man up' and get real about the real strongholds in our lives.
Men, this is what it means to live the gospel and pastor your family. Every single one of us, sin. And hopefully every single one of us are wrestling with a particular sin, trying to pin it down and leave it there. We must spiritually coach ourselves and our families in confession, repentance, and forgiveness so that they can leave that sin behind and never go back to it again.
It is time that we as a church be aggressive about abiding in Christ as individuals and as a family. This means war...spiritual warfare for your family. Don't let the enemy invade and overtake your family with sin any longer. Fight the good fight of faith and persevere to abide in Christ.
Be doers of the Word and and not hearers only! Don't be like the foolish man who looked at himself in the mirror...saw who he really was and turned away and forgot what he looked like.
In light of yesterday's sermon on Living the Gospel....
Over the next two days I would like for each of you, as the spiritual leader of your home, to gather your family and to talk specifically about 1 area, for each person in your family, where confession & repentance needs to take place today!
I want the spiritual leaders of our homes to be intentional about seeking out at least one specific sin that your wife is wrestling with and is having a difficult time overcoming. One specific sin that your kids are wrestling with and are having a difficult time overcoming. For the little ones, just ask them...what is something that you're doing, that you know God doesn't like, and you wish that you could stop doing? Just and example, but you know your children. And then for you (spiritual leader) to open up about one specific sin that you are wrestling with and need to confess and repent. All sin is significant, so don't get me wrong, but let's 'man up' and get real about the real strongholds in our lives.
Men, this is what it means to live the gospel and pastor your family. Every single one of us, sin. And hopefully every single one of us are wrestling with a particular sin, trying to pin it down and leave it there. We must spiritually coach ourselves and our families in confession, repentance, and forgiveness so that they can leave that sin behind and never go back to it again.
It is time that we as a church be aggressive about abiding in Christ as individuals and as a family. This means war...spiritual warfare for your family. Don't let the enemy invade and overtake your family with sin any longer. Fight the good fight of faith and persevere to abide in Christ.
Be doers of the Word and and not hearers only! Don't be like the foolish man who looked at himself in the mirror...saw who he really was and turned away and forgot what he looked like.
Friday, March 26, 2010
A Proclamation So Majestic...BUT MISSED!
"I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy" ~ Matthew 26.63-65
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"Never had the members of the Sanhedrin heard a proclamation so majestic as that which fell on their ears when Christ declared his Messiahship and warned of his second advent.
But unbelief and prejudice blinded them to the truth."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.45)
Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy" ~ Matthew 26.63-65
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"Never had the members of the Sanhedrin heard a proclamation so majestic as that which fell on their ears when Christ declared his Messiahship and warned of his second advent.
But unbelief and prejudice blinded them to the truth."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.45)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Predestination Keeps Perfect Time
Commenting on God's sovereign schedule in the hour of the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus, Klaas Schilder says,
Frederick Leahy adds..."He allowed neither the forces above nor the forces below to tamper with the clock of history. He directed the battles of Caesars, the conflicts of kings, the migration of peoples, the world wars, the courses of stars and sun and moon, the change of epochs, and the complex movements of all things in the world in such a way that this hour would come and had to come."
"Yet as he prayed in the very shadow of the cross, Christ saw his death as the means to true glory, and he saw his own glory closely connected with that of his Father. Indeed they merged into one."
~ The Cross He Bore (p.25 & 28)
Friday, March 19, 2010
Encouragement For Sharing The Gospel
God controls how people feel toward us. “I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples” ~ Deuteronomy 2:25
(HT: John Piper Twitter)
(HT: John Piper Twitter)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Change We Can Believe In!
“It is a growing conviction of mine that no parish can fulfill its true function unless there is at the very center of its leadership life a small community of quietly fanatic, changed and truly converted Christians. The trouble with most parishes is that nobody, including the pastor, is really greatly changed. . . .
We do not want ordinary men. Ordinary men cannot win the brutally pagan life of a city like New York for Christ. We want quiet fanatics.”
John Heuss, Our Christian Vocation (Greenwish, 1955), pages 15-16.
(HT: Ray Ortlund)
We do not want ordinary men. Ordinary men cannot win the brutally pagan life of a city like New York for Christ. We want quiet fanatics.”
John Heuss, Our Christian Vocation (Greenwish, 1955), pages 15-16.
(HT: Ray Ortlund)
Spring Forward Into Eads!
Spring Forward Into Eads is our theme for our outreach efforts to Eads this spring. We will also have some in-reach focus as well. We will have two major events that we will make a push for this spring and they are: Celebrate the Resurrection and The Eads BBQ Fest. Listed below are the details of everything going on this spring. We would definitely appreciate your prayers as the Holy Spirit would bring us to your mind.
CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION
Evangelism Sermon Series: Over the next four weeks Pastor Keith will be preaching a series on evangelism. Learn what Scripture says about why we should share the gospel, what is the gospel, and how we should share the good news of the gospel.
Adopt a neighborhood: We have chosen 6 neighborhoods for our NLC families to pray for.
Prayer Driving: Each NLC family will choose a time to go prayer driving through their adopted neighborhood between March 13th and April 3rd.
Door-to-door Outreach: On March 27th we will Spring Forward Into Eads and go door-to-door in our adopted neighborhoods. Please pray for God to go before us and bear much fruit.
Annie Armstrong Offering: We will be participating in this effort to support our North American Missions, which New Life Church is a part of this effort.
The Cross He Bore: This wonderful book depicts the last days of Christ from the garden to the cross. We were blessed to have read it last year and we will read it again this year starting on Sunday, March 21st. We will take a chapter a day and finish reading the book on Good Friday, April 2nd.
THE EADS BBQ FEST
Eads BBQ Fest: On Saturday, April 10th, NLC will participate in the BBQ festival at the Eads Civic Center. More details to come…
CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION
Evangelism Sermon Series: Over the next four weeks Pastor Keith will be preaching a series on evangelism. Learn what Scripture says about why we should share the gospel, what is the gospel, and how we should share the good news of the gospel.
Adopt a neighborhood: We have chosen 6 neighborhoods for our NLC families to pray for.
Prayer Driving: Each NLC family will choose a time to go prayer driving through their adopted neighborhood between March 13th and April 3rd.
Door-to-door Outreach: On March 27th we will Spring Forward Into Eads and go door-to-door in our adopted neighborhoods. Please pray for God to go before us and bear much fruit.
Annie Armstrong Offering: We will be participating in this effort to support our North American Missions, which New Life Church is a part of this effort.
The Cross He Bore: This wonderful book depicts the last days of Christ from the garden to the cross. We were blessed to have read it last year and we will read it again this year starting on Sunday, March 21st. We will take a chapter a day and finish reading the book on Good Friday, April 2nd.
THE EADS BBQ FEST
Eads BBQ Fest: On Saturday, April 10th, NLC will participate in the BBQ festival at the Eads Civic Center. More details to come…
Saturday, March 6, 2010
A Tale Of Two Sons
The second book in my recommended reading from our church is The Tale Of Two Sons: The Inside Story Of A Father, His Sons, And A Shocking Murder. This was recommended by wife Stephanie. She has been trying to get me to read fiction for some time now, but I just can't seem to get into it much. So she thought this book would help to facilitate that desire. Thank you Steph for recommending this book, it really made me see the light of the gospel and the glory of Jesus Christ from a fresh angle.
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The Tale of Two Sons was written by John MacArthur. It is an in-depth look at “one of the greatest stories every told—The Prodigal Son, found in Luke 15.11-32.” The book begins by discussing just how superb of a story this is and how many of the most well-known literature works find their origin in the prodigal son. Those who have “expressed admiration for the parable as literature was: William Shakespeare, Garrison Keillor”, and even Charles Dickens who “famously called the parable of the prodigal son the greatest short story ever written.”
The sad truth about the prodigal story is that many have missed the meaning of it. It is placed in the context that is filled with the values and morals of the contemporary atmosphere of the day. Jesus’ meaning must be appreciated in order to understand the significance of the prodigal son. Over the centuries many well intentioned people have taken this exceptional story and have reworked it into their own tale without any regard to Jesus’ central aim for telling it. So what is Jesus’ point and aim?
As many already know this story is about a wayward son, a merciful and generous Father, and a miserable, self righteous elder brother. Each of these characters was a character in real life. One of the story’s main emphases was directed at the elder brother. This elder brother possessed a terrible problem of not being able to celebrate the repentance, return, and restoration of his younger brother by his Father. He was indignant toward his Father. There was never a genuine love for his Father or his younger brother and the celebration of his brother's restoration made it even worse. The elder brother in the story is the Pharisees. MacArthur says,
The Father is Jesus Christ. He is the one that despises the shame of running out to meet the prodigal before he makes his way through the village. He is the one that despises the shame of embracing the prodigal who deserves nothing more than eternal separation. He is the one that despises the shame of forgiving and restoring such a son that is looked upon as worthless in the eyes of the religious rulers…the elder brother.
Overall this was a terrific read on a very well known, but misunderstood, parable of Jesus Christ. It’s almost as if MacArthur pushes the reader further and further under water to discover more and more of the meaning behind each character and nuance of the story. The story boasts of a never before heard of ending and it definitely delivers! One final quote from MacArthur,
The sad truth about the prodigal story is that many have missed the meaning of it. It is placed in the context that is filled with the values and morals of the contemporary atmosphere of the day. Jesus’ meaning must be appreciated in order to understand the significance of the prodigal son. Over the centuries many well intentioned people have taken this exceptional story and have reworked it into their own tale without any regard to Jesus’ central aim for telling it. So what is Jesus’ point and aim?
As many already know this story is about a wayward son, a merciful and generous Father, and a miserable, self righteous elder brother. Each of these characters was a character in real life. One of the story’s main emphases was directed at the elder brother. This elder brother possessed a terrible problem of not being able to celebrate the repentance, return, and restoration of his younger brother by his Father. He was indignant toward his Father. There was never a genuine love for his Father or his younger brother and the celebration of his brother's restoration made it even worse. The elder brother in the story is the Pharisees. MacArthur says,
“This parable is a rebuke of the attitude of the religious leaders who resented His ministry, which was done for the joy of God. Jesus was exposing the error of the Pharisees’ own self-righteous superiority complex by contrasting their contempt for sinners with the spirit of divine compassion that permeated His whole earthly ministry. The ugliness of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy and self righteousness were thus laid open for all to see. This was yet another devastating public humiliation for them.”The prodigal son represents everyone. He characterizes everyone who comes to their senses and recognizes just how good and wonderful the Father is in spite of their own rebellious nature and deeds. It is about everyone who has come to the “end of their rope” and recognizes that only the Father is at the end of the rope ready to forgive, restore, and then to celebrate that restoration and reconciliation because of their new life in Him.
The Father is Jesus Christ. He is the one that despises the shame of running out to meet the prodigal before he makes his way through the village. He is the one that despises the shame of embracing the prodigal who deserves nothing more than eternal separation. He is the one that despises the shame of forgiving and restoring such a son that is looked upon as worthless in the eyes of the religious rulers…the elder brother.
Overall this was a terrific read on a very well known, but misunderstood, parable of Jesus Christ. It’s almost as if MacArthur pushes the reader further and further under water to discover more and more of the meaning behind each character and nuance of the story. The story boasts of a never before heard of ending and it definitely delivers! One final quote from MacArthur,
“If you can hear the parable of the prodigal son and not identify yourself, you are missing the unspoken point of Jesus’ message. It is a call to repentance, and it applies to prodigals (immoral, outcast sinners) and Pharisees (moral, respectable hypocrites) alike.”I totally recommend this book. The best price I found was at Christian Book Distributors. Just click on this link A Tale Of Two Sons.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Pray For The Wells!
Please pray for my best friend Brent Wells and His lovely wife Amy. She is six months pregnant and went today to find out whether the baby is a boy or girl and discovered that the baby has died.
This is all I know right now.
This is all I know right now.
Religion And Your Many Words
"If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless." ~James 1.26
"This is usually the hypocrite's sin. Hypocrites, of all people, are least able to bridle their tongue. Those who seem to be religious are the most free in censuring others. They are aware of the guilt of their own spirits and so are most prone to suspect others. Censuring is a trick of the devil, which excuses indignation against their own sins.
Gracious hearts reflect most on themselves. They do not look for things to reprove in others but things to lament in themselves. When a man is aware of his own failings, he is very sympathetic in reflecting on the weaknesses of others: "You who are spiritual should restore him gently" (Galatians 6.1). The quality of many people's religion can be discerned by the intemperateness of their language. Words are the overflow of their wickedness." ~ Thomas Manton
"When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise." ~ Proverbs 10.19
"This is usually the hypocrite's sin. Hypocrites, of all people, are least able to bridle their tongue. Those who seem to be religious are the most free in censuring others. They are aware of the guilt of their own spirits and so are most prone to suspect others. Censuring is a trick of the devil, which excuses indignation against their own sins.
Gracious hearts reflect most on themselves. They do not look for things to reprove in others but things to lament in themselves. When a man is aware of his own failings, he is very sympathetic in reflecting on the weaknesses of others: "You who are spiritual should restore him gently" (Galatians 6.1). The quality of many people's religion can be discerned by the intemperateness of their language. Words are the overflow of their wickedness." ~ Thomas Manton
"When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise." ~ Proverbs 10.19
Monday, March 1, 2010
The Abiding Fullness Of Truth In Christ
“Brethren, there is an abiding fullness of truth in Christ; after you have heard it for fifty years, you see more of its fullness than you did at first. Other truths weary the ear.
I will defy any man to hold together a large congregation, year after year, with any other subject but Christ Jesus. He might do it for a time; he might charm the ear with the discoveries of science, or with the beauties of poetry, and his oratory might be of so high an order that he might attract the multitudes who have itching ears, but they would in time turn away and say, “This is no longer to be endured. We know it all.”
~ C.H. Spurgeon
I will defy any man to hold together a large congregation, year after year, with any other subject but Christ Jesus. He might do it for a time; he might charm the ear with the discoveries of science, or with the beauties of poetry, and his oratory might be of so high an order that he might attract the multitudes who have itching ears, but they would in time turn away and say, “This is no longer to be endured. We know it all.”
~ C.H. Spurgeon
Friday, February 26, 2010
Resurrection Sunday!
Let's get counter-cultural this year.
In every area of life Christians should strive to correct what the world has taken away from Christianity and then perverted it for its own gain. It's not that we stop using words, meaning, and truth, b/c someone has watered it down or even messed it up all together. We must still use them, but accurately. The point is we should use vocabulary that best fits Christianity, regardless of what others have done to it or think of it.
This is not original with me of course, but I have been determined to call "Easter Sunday"...Resurrection Sunday for some years now. So I thought that I would encourage everyone I know to do the same. Not b/c we are trying to be unique or different, although we will, but b/c it is the right thing to do.
What I have found to be true when saying Resurrection Sunday is...that it is refreshing for some and for many when used in the marketplace they often get taken off guard a bit, but in a very good Christ-centered way. People's thoughts need to be taken quickly to the resurrection of Jesus Christ for this is our abiding hope.
So let's call "Easter Sunday" by its proper name...Resurrection Sunday!
Are you with me?
In every area of life Christians should strive to correct what the world has taken away from Christianity and then perverted it for its own gain. It's not that we stop using words, meaning, and truth, b/c someone has watered it down or even messed it up all together. We must still use them, but accurately. The point is we should use vocabulary that best fits Christianity, regardless of what others have done to it or think of it.
This is not original with me of course, but I have been determined to call "Easter Sunday"...Resurrection Sunday for some years now. So I thought that I would encourage everyone I know to do the same. Not b/c we are trying to be unique or different, although we will, but b/c it is the right thing to do.
What I have found to be true when saying Resurrection Sunday is...that it is refreshing for some and for many when used in the marketplace they often get taken off guard a bit, but in a very good Christ-centered way. People's thoughts need to be taken quickly to the resurrection of Jesus Christ for this is our abiding hope.
So let's call "Easter Sunday" by its proper name...Resurrection Sunday!
Are you with me?
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