We're doing a series at church right now on I Corinthians & it has been amazing! It has been very encouraging & is feeding both my mind & soul well.
This past weekend, before the sermon we were shown a video taken earlier in the week. A few staff members from our church went to UCI & quietly set up a big wooden cross in the middle of campus. Then they proceeded to interview passerby-ers, asking what their thoughts & reactions were to seeing the cross. Nothing too forceful or intimidating, simply surveying. Not too far away there was another guy with a big sign that, sadly, displayed a message of condemnation. The old "turn-or-burn" tactic. Aaaand he was shouting at people as they walked by. Our camera guy caught some footage of passionate arguments between him & college students. At one point, our camera guy had heard enough & ran over to the other guy & started yelling over him, "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!" preaching a message of hope & love.
As Christ followers, we should definitely NOT try to apologize for Jesus & the reality of where a life without Him leads; Jesus wasn't apologetic about the Truth. But we should be cautious of how we go about sharing Jesus with others. It's the Good News for a reason. It's supposed to bring hope & peace. Screaming at people, telling them they're headed for hell is not going to make people hopeful or feel peace.
Anyway, if you want to listen to the latest sermon I encourage you to do so! It's long (almost 45 minutes), but Mike Erre will make it well worth your time. I promise! (Man, I'm gonna be so sad to leave RockHarbor.... I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it right now.... & knots in my stomach.)
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." -- I Corinthians 1:18
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I really like that verse.
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