Quote page 90, “Our culture is starving for something, but this something has to be massive. It has to be a challenge, it has to be scary, and it has to be life encompassing for people to even notice.”
The culture is starving for the Gospel in its fullest sense: the tangible life of God in every part of their life. It is massive. There is nothing small about God’s plan and purpose.
I just wonder if we are living the Gospel in its fullest sense. Are we- or am I- living a life that is full of challenge… life encompassing and even scary? I think we know what I mean by scary- not just plain fear but on the edge ready to give it all for the Lord. When I think about the ancient church that is exactly how they lived. It was a group of people willing to say yes to Jesus- and in that simple statement they put their entire life on the edge. Gone was their reputation- gone was their comfort. Life was not ever the same.
Definition of the Gospel- in Hugh’s words: The tangible life of God flowing into every nook and cranny of our everyday life. That is not just a message to be shared with others but a life to be lived in front of others.
Amy
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I like it when the guy says “We wanted to do something useful on Sunday morning instead of just going to church.”
That’s what I’ve been saying I wanted to do for a while now. And the same as him, I am not saying having a church meeting is useless. I have just felt like God was saying there is more to being the church than meetings.
Also, there is such a big push for people to be saved just to go to heaven. I love that he talks about the kingdom now. When ever I am going through something hard I think, how do people go through this without God. I know life is hard, but I can’t imagine how much harder it could be.
dido on monica's comment. I loved the part where the guy says we didn't want sunday to be just going to church. I want the work church to mean that we are getting together and honoring the Lord it does not have to be just worship and a sermon that it can be getting out and racking leaves or whatever.
I don't think I am totally on the same scale with him of being jipped on the gospel cause I feel the churches that I have been involved with have tried not just preach it but live it, but I would say that I have been taught that how someone gets saved is saying a prayer and there is more to being saved and I really like the transformation process but again it takes time and commitment.
"Good night and Big balls"
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