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March 31, 2009 Posted by DC in Inspiration

A good reminder, it's dangerous!

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This is a good reminder for Student Ministries.  We too are building a church.! The students we lead today will be leading the church tomorrow.  (WRITTEN BY:  Craig Groeschel)

I was talking to a guy on a plane about God. When I asked him if he went to church, he explained politely that he wasn’t interested. I asked him why he wasn’t and he said matter of factly, “Because I’ve already been and nothing happened.” Maybe he went to a “safe” church. In a safe church:
  • The message makes you feel better.
  • You’re never confronted about your sin.
  • No one rocks the boat.
  • You don’t have to change.
  • You may never truly encounter our Holy and Life-giving God.
When I read about the New Testament Church, it was filled with people with a dangerous faith. While we certainly should make our environments welcoming, our message should remain dangerous.
  • We’re called to leave everything to follow Christ.
  • We’re invited to believe God for the impossible.
  • We’re told to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
  • We’re told that to find our life we have to lose it first.
There is nothing safe about that message. May our churches become a safe place to encounter a dangerous message.

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