To: blue-duncan
The sheep don't need flashing lights, Power-point, sermons on the big screen with the "preacher" not even in the "worship venue."
The sheep hear Christ and they respond. No gimmicks needed. The Shepherd will always find them. It's what he does.
343 posted on
01/11/2006 12:52:00 PM PST by
Gamecock
(..ours is a trivial age, and the church has been deeply affected by this pervasive triviality. JMB)
To: Gamecock
It's so simple and utterly unexplainable. It's like trying to teach a kid to ride a bike. You can explain and explain the mechanics, and the motion they need to make, but until they have gotten on and figured it out for themselves, they won't know what you mean, really. The same idea holds true for hearing his voice. You can explain only so much... the rest is up to the Holy Spirit.
Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
Even Jesus sums up his mission as testifying to the truth.
492 posted on
01/12/2006 10:46:54 AM PST by
Terriergal
(Cursed be any love or unity for whose sake the Word of God must be put at stake. -- Martin Luther)
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