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1 Corinthians 1:18
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
In this era of mass communications the church is always seeking new methods and ways to reach and gained converts.
We often hear of best sellers how to grow a church some say we have the answer is thru small groups others say is thru
powerful relevant music etc. Now have we really sat and ask God what is the method or what is his way to reach the
unsaved world?
Now from experience I have being involved with ministry for 20 years started at age 12. There was a time when I was in my early 20's that I served in a urban street ministry in inner-city Miami. We had a big warehouse and had pool tables loud music and all things in between. I was part of this for the amount of 4 years. We wanted to reach the street thugs of the city. We had the tools to attract them. I remember our bible studies on Wednesday night packed out with 100 gangsters from different rival gangs and from all points of the city. I felt like we were reaching this kids it was simply and awesome feeling.
But now looking back I can see important truths we forgot along the way. We got so involved in entertainment that we forgot to tell them that only thru repentance and trusting in the blood of Jesus they could be saved.
You may ask yourself, What then were to teaching this kids? Yes we were talking about Jesus and about the Bible but not preaching the cross. How easily we forgot that this kids were sinners like us before we met the lord.
We began the Christian walk with them but half way thru they did not know why it was worth walking this long and hard road.
I’ve ask God to forgive me at times but I am reminded that God allows things for his eternal purposes which I don’t have a clue about.
With this experience in my past now I cling on to the verse that the preaching of the cross is God’s method for saving sinners. If we remained faithful to this verse he will do the rest. The spirit will convict them from sin and that will cause Godly sorrow, that will bring repentance and save the soul. Is it that simple? Yes!. Now we must become fools to the ones who will be lost in the process.
We will be despise by many and not feel cool or hip. This is Gods way. But Gods people are trying figure out how to reach their communities. Borrowing secrets of trade from corporate America and from self help books.
Now the conversation is opened and we must become Emergent. Well I got an idea why don’t we become Primitive rather.
The Acts chapter 2 church led by the spirit in all ways. This is the challenge for us in the western world. In the third world it is so much simple they have persecution from other religions rejection by their families and not many churches.
Yet the cross is what’s preached and a revival is taking place. Every time in history when the church was persecuted the most, that is when revival broke out. Yet we here are trying to conform to the fashion of this world.: I am reminded by Jesus saying
“remain in me” can we remain faithful to God’s method. Please leaders lets repent and go back to the cross we must become foolish again so that the power of God moves to save those that are his.
as a note of reference: in any way I against pool tables(I love playing pool),Relevant music(I write hip-hop music),or any
thing. Just want to put it all in perspective all this things will pass but his love well not and God way for showing his love
is thru the cross.
Grace to you all Christian Lagos Bondservant of Christ
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