Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
This sermon explores the biblical practice of living a 'questionable' life that surprises non-believers and sparks their curiosity about faith, as part of a two-pronged approach to evangelism.
Last week we looked at Paul’s two-pronged approach to evangelism – bold proclamation by the evangelists, and the living of questionable or intriguing lives by believers. We explored briefly what it means to live a questionable life – one that surprises unbelievers and evokes curiosity about our faith. This week I want us to look at a distinctly biblical practice that could do exactly that.
Before we get to it, let me ask you a question. How would you complete the following sentence: “The Son of Man came ...’?” [pause] There are three ways that the New Testament completes that sentence and while the first two are well known, the third is somewhat surprising: The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mk 10:45) The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost (Lk.19:10) The Son of Man came eating and drinking... (Lk.7:34).
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One of the ways we can surprise the world is by how we use our table.
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