Raising the bar on influence
November 27, 2008
forgot to post this earlier in the week. sorry.
our lives are to be different…influential…counter-cultural. what does it mean?
- counter culture means revolution…but it’s more than fighting for legalistic ideals.
- the word of god calls us to become totally and completely different.
- our culture worships status. the word of god calls us to be servants.
- our culture seeks fortune. the word of god tells us to hold things lightly.
- our culture teaches us to look after self. the word of god commands us to take care of others.
- our culture says to lie to get ahead. the word of god calls us to cherish honesty and keep our word.
- our culture promotes cynicism and pessimism. the word of god compels us to be agents of constant hope and faith.
- we are to love our enemies and bless those who persecute us.
- we are to stand up for the poor and the oppressed.
- we are to care for orphans and widows and the forgotten.
we are to be salt and light. we are a city on a hill.
nothing less will do.
Posted by Mike
This is a site to talk about the sermon from this past week...a place to ask questions, to give opinions, to disagree, to encourage, to dig deeper, to seek truth, to offer criticism, to affirm trust, and to build commitment.
I'm up for it. Are you?
November 28, 2008 at 1:05 pm
At face value living counter culture seems so easy; living it, however, is a more costly existence.
December 1, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I don’t know that I ever realized how much influence we can truly have on someone until I had children. I laugh when I see Kyle or Connor doing and saying things that I do. Little phrases and little ticks that I have that they now do and say. Drives Harmony crazy!!!!! Reminds me of how I use to be with my father. I wanted to be just like him.
How different would my children’s lives be if I was doing a better job of following my Father in Heaven’s example? Am I ready to step up to the plate and try and live like He calls me to?