“…I'd say it's easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for the rich to get into God's kingdom.” That set the disciples back on their heels. “Then who has any chance at all?” they asked. Jesus was blunt: “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it.” … This is once again the Great Reversal: Many who are first will end up last, and the last first.” Mark 10:25-27,31 (MSG)
The disciples were people who had been with Jesus, but they were also humans that didn’t get everything He said. Sometimes they heard well while other times no one seemed to hear or want to dig in enough to understand.
What we have to do as humans in a flawed society is dig into what Jesus says. We must get what He gives and hear what He says.
The verses above talked about rich people getting into heaven. But I think it may be a better commentary on the church in all it’s preconceived ideas and traditions missing God’s best. Hear what Jesus said … this is the Great Reversal … let God do it. No easy task.
New thoughts because new people are ready to meet Jesus, but we have some problems.
Mark Batterson put it this way:
“The church faces two huge challenges in our culture: 1) People can't hear us and 2) People don't trust us. So how do we create buzz? How do we speak the truth so boldly and so creatively that we cannot be ignored. How do we become unignorable?
We have no choice but have new thoughts that lead us to new people for His best!
When Moses had announced to the people all the teachings and regulations the LORD had given him, they answered in unison, "We will do everything the LORD has told us to do." Exodus 24:3 (NLT)
The disciples were people who had been with Jesus, but they were also humans that didn’t get everything He said. Sometimes they heard well while other times no one seemed to hear or want to dig in enough to understand.
What we have to do as humans in a flawed society is dig into what Jesus says. We must get what He gives and hear what He says.
The verses above talked about rich people getting into heaven. But I think it may be a better commentary on the church in all it’s preconceived ideas and traditions missing God’s best. Hear what Jesus said … this is the Great Reversal … let God do it. No easy task.
New thoughts because new people are ready to meet Jesus, but we have some problems.
Mark Batterson put it this way:
“The church faces two huge challenges in our culture: 1) People can't hear us and 2) People don't trust us. So how do we create buzz? How do we speak the truth so boldly and so creatively that we cannot be ignored. How do we become unignorable?
We have no choice but have new thoughts that lead us to new people for His best!
When Moses had announced to the people all the teachings and regulations the LORD had given him, they answered in unison, "We will do everything the LORD has told us to do." Exodus 24:3 (NLT)
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