Comments on: Six flags over Jesus! http://www.praisehabit.com/2006/06/six-flags-over-jesus/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryan http://www.praisehabit.com/2006/06/six-flags-over-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Bryan Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:28:35 +0000 http://www.praisehabit.com/?p=16#comment-17 Jesus didn't "preach" in easy-to-hear manners or styles. Jesus wasn't exactly a "Let me tell you exactly what it is" kind of guy. Just wasn't his style. Instead, he built his teachings around stories and questions, always making his pupils think to the next level. There was always something higher. Something they weren't quite getting, and if they would just think beyond boundaries and governments and taxes... Something I'm afraid lost to us sometimes in our entertainment-saturated culture. And I'm afraid I'm just as bad as anyone else. The gospel is good news, but it's never to make us comfortable. Jesus didn’t “preach” in easy-to-hear manners or styles. Jesus wasn’t exactly a “Let me tell you exactly what it is” kind of guy. Just wasn’t his style. Instead, he built his teachings around stories and questions, always making his pupils think to the next level. There was always something higher. Something they weren’t quite getting, and if they would just think beyond boundaries and governments and taxes… Something I’m afraid lost to us sometimes in our entertainment-saturated culture. And I’m afraid I’m just as bad as anyone else.

The gospel is good news, but it’s never to make us comfortable.

]]> By: sally http://www.praisehabit.com/2006/06/six-flags-over-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-20 sally Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:22:26 +0000 http://www.praisehabit.com/?p=16#comment-20 we share the same soap box!!! we share the same soap box!!!

]]> By: brandon http://www.praisehabit.com/2006/06/six-flags-over-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-19 brandon Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:22:26 +0000 http://www.praisehabit.com/?p=16#comment-19 I completely agree! Its where we start trying to turn the gospel into entertainment and try to "sneak" Jesus into things is where there is a problem. I understand people don't feel comforatable in church, but why does that mean we have to "disguise" the gospel in an entertaining/easy to hear manner? Thanks for the comment! I completely agree! Its where we start trying to turn the gospel into entertainment and try to “sneak” Jesus into things is where there is a problem. I understand people don’t feel comforatable in church, but why does that mean we have to “disguise” the gospel in an entertaining/easy to hear manner?

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Lorna http://www.praisehabit.com/2006/06/six-flags-over-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Lorna Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.praisehabit.com/?p=16#comment-18 It is the power of God that convicts - but we have to get the message to people. Wesley did that by breaking tradition and bringing the gospel TO people. Where they were. In fields and outside of the hoighty-toighty middle/upper class churches where ordinary miners and workers did not feel at home. That's where emergent church fits in. We do not weaken the Gospel... but we wake up to the fact hat many people do not feel comfortable in our churches. Wesley also said "set yourself alight - people will come for miles to see you burn" ... it's God who does the lighting but are we willing to be on fire and passionate for him. That's really the question. Nice blog :) It is the power of God that convicts – but we have to get the message to people. Wesley did that by breaking tradition and bringing the gospel TO people. Where they were. In fields and outside of the hoighty-toighty middle/upper class churches where ordinary miners and workers did not feel at home. That’s where emergent church fits in. We do not weaken the Gospel… but we wake up to the fact hat many people do not feel comfortable in our churches.

Wesley also said “set yourself alight – people will come for miles to see you burn” … it’s God who does the lighting but are we willing to be on fire and passionate for him. That’s really the question.

Nice blog :)

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