A Reasoning Church

I must admit, until I developed this sermon series I had not heard of this description of the church. But it seems to have been an important part of the first century church. They had a lot of explaining to do and Acts 17:2 tells us that Paul used the scriptures to reason with the people.

Perhaps we need to use that process more in our church. We are such a bright, creative, diverse group of people and at times we have conflicting ideas that arrive on the scene at the same time. Perhaps consulting scripture to seek God's perspective at such times will help us come together in one mind and accord. We might even find out that God's way is better than ours!

We are also called to reason with people who believe the Bible condemns our community. That means we share our understanding of what the Bible says and then allow the Holy Spirit to take it from there. Getting drawn into debates and disagreements concerning the scripture does no one any good.

 

However I am convinced that each of us should be prepared to give an answer for the hope that is within us. If you need help in that area just let me know. I have a number of resources that I can share with you.

Join us Sunday as we dig deeper into becoming a reasoning church. As always, be sure to invite someone to join you.

Rev Sandy, Interim Pastoral Leader