Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Quiet Time 3
So many times I open the word of God and have no clue what to read or what I should read. I usually gauge what I am going to read by the number of times I have read a certain passage or by what I feel like I need to hear (so selfish). "Romans...nahh...don't really feel like reading about knowing what I should do and not doing it. James...don't really feel like reading about 'practical Christian living'. 1 John...I've been pretty loving lately...I feel like being encouraged. How about Philippians?" Even as selfish as I can be sometimes, God is always faithful and exposes in me something I really needed to hear, or builds up my spirit. Often times what I have found God is doing in me through his word is preparing for something to come. I'm a bit scared this week as I have been reading 1 Peter. If you haven't read through 1 Peter lately, it is all about suffering well for the sake of the gospel. I'm scared in that, God is shaping my thoughts, my emotions, and my heart for a time to come when this could be the case. I've read 1 Peter quite a few times, and as I am spending more and more time in silence with God, he continues to reveal his word to my heart in a new, exciting and scary way.
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ReplyDeleteHey - take a look at this article and tell me what you think. Do you think his list is accurate about our greatest needs? And even if you only agree with a portion of it, how do we (mayfair) measure up?
i thought his church model point was interesting. Does each congregation need to decide to specialize in one? Or should we strive for a balance of all? i think somewhere in between.
i think the suffering point was spot on. It's always seemed to me that we not only don't think we should have to suffer in this life, but we've "sanctified" certain ideas that actually make avoiding suffering at all costs the right thing to do (for ex., any feeling of threat to our personal safety exempts us from benevolent work).
--Guy
Great list! The apologetics point was one I hadn't thought much about. I guess I am in the deep community/service model group and my guess is that people in that group don't think to much about that. We say, "If we just love them enough, they'll get it." To a certain extent I believe that to be true, however we must be able to explain the deeper meanings of our faith as well-I'm not sure I could do that exceptionally well right now. After reading 1st Peter, I have definitely thought alot more about suffering. He makes a great point as well. A good sermon series for sure.
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