THE FRUITFUL STEPS (3 OF 4)
by Jerry Watts
Scripture: Acts 18, Acts 22
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The Fruitful Steps (3 of 4)
Series: Just Walk Across the Room- #3
Jerry N. Watts
Acts 18 and Acts 22
We're headed for a brain-bender right out of the blocks. Ready? Here's how it will work. I will say a word or phrase, and then you just tell the person sitting next to you what comes to mind. Here is a little word association for you. Your response can be anything, remember anything that comes to mind. But the key is to go fast. You can't give this a lot of thought. The idea is to capture your gut-instinct immediately after you hear what comes out of my mouth. Deal? All right, here's the first word;
Mona, Super Bowl Vacation, Coach, Diet, President, Born-again
Born-again Christian! Okay, let's stop there for a moment. What word came to your mind? Wouldn't it be interesting if we could electronically tabulate all the words that floated throughout the room after born-again Christian flashed across the screen? But let's take it a step further. What do you think would happen if we showed the same screen to a hundred people who are living far from God? What would their impressions have been? I suggest, we might get quite an earful. George Barna told us a dozen years ago that in America, the general population has 2 impressions about ''Christians; one, they attend church, and two, they are judgmental.
Let's zero in on America and consider this question; ''what would the people who are far from God and live in our town, have to say about those who claim to be Christian?'' Might they say, ''I went to school with one once and he was pretty isolated, kept to himself all the time.'' Or ''I don't know any of them very well.'' ''They hang with their own type certainly don't rub shoulders with people like me.'' Or how about ''I know a born-again Christian and what a turnoff she is! I feel judged if I even inhale wrong. She or he is self-righteous, haughty and just absolutely egotistical.''
Now, please understand, I certainly hope this is not the case, but I ...
Series: Just Walk Across the Room- #3
Jerry N. Watts
Acts 18 and Acts 22
We're headed for a brain-bender right out of the blocks. Ready? Here's how it will work. I will say a word or phrase, and then you just tell the person sitting next to you what comes to mind. Here is a little word association for you. Your response can be anything, remember anything that comes to mind. But the key is to go fast. You can't give this a lot of thought. The idea is to capture your gut-instinct immediately after you hear what comes out of my mouth. Deal? All right, here's the first word;
Mona, Super Bowl Vacation, Coach, Diet, President, Born-again
Born-again Christian! Okay, let's stop there for a moment. What word came to your mind? Wouldn't it be interesting if we could electronically tabulate all the words that floated throughout the room after born-again Christian flashed across the screen? But let's take it a step further. What do you think would happen if we showed the same screen to a hundred people who are living far from God? What would their impressions have been? I suggest, we might get quite an earful. George Barna told us a dozen years ago that in America, the general population has 2 impressions about ''Christians; one, they attend church, and two, they are judgmental.
Let's zero in on America and consider this question; ''what would the people who are far from God and live in our town, have to say about those who claim to be Christian?'' Might they say, ''I went to school with one once and he was pretty isolated, kept to himself all the time.'' Or ''I don't know any of them very well.'' ''They hang with their own type certainly don't rub shoulders with people like me.'' Or how about ''I know a born-again Christian and what a turnoff she is! I feel judged if I even inhale wrong. She or he is self-righteous, haughty and just absolutely egotistical.''
Now, please understand, I certainly hope this is not the case, but I ...
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