REASON #2: THE CHURCH IS RACIALLY SEGREGATED (2 OF 6)
Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-16
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Reason #2: The Church Is Racially Segregated (2 of 6)
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Ephesians 2:14-16
We're living at a time in history when more and more people are deciding that they are done with church. Some of those people once considered themselves committed Christians, but they've become disillusioned and they've backed away. Some of those people were never really ''in'' in the first place. Maybe their family was, or they went through the motions, but now they don't even go through the motions.
So in this series, we're looking at six big reasons why people have given up on church. And for each of those reasons, we're trying to lean in and listen to the critique that people have. In places where the critique is accurate, we're trying to humbly own that and learn from it. In places where the critique is not really fair, we're trying to clarify that. But most of all, we're asking the question: What would it mean for us to represent Jesus really well in this area?
So today we're going to look at the second reason that many people are done with church, and let me set it up like this: the United States has a problem with racial tension. Fair enough? There are deep-seated issues of mistrust and hurt and anger between ethnic groups in our country, and sometimes that tension erupts in painful ways. It's a very real problem in our culture. So what does that have to do with the church? Well, for many people who long for racial healing, they look at the church, and they look at Christians, and they just see more racial division-sometimes worse than outside the church. So they don't see any reason to believe that the church can be part of the solution. And for that reason, they're done. So that's what we're going to talk about today.
Today's Scripture reading is from Ephesians chapter 2, verses 13 and 14. I invite you to hear the Word of God:
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ ...
Series: Done With Church
Dave Gustavsen
Ephesians 2:14-16
We're living at a time in history when more and more people are deciding that they are done with church. Some of those people once considered themselves committed Christians, but they've become disillusioned and they've backed away. Some of those people were never really ''in'' in the first place. Maybe their family was, or they went through the motions, but now they don't even go through the motions.
So in this series, we're looking at six big reasons why people have given up on church. And for each of those reasons, we're trying to lean in and listen to the critique that people have. In places where the critique is accurate, we're trying to humbly own that and learn from it. In places where the critique is not really fair, we're trying to clarify that. But most of all, we're asking the question: What would it mean for us to represent Jesus really well in this area?
So today we're going to look at the second reason that many people are done with church, and let me set it up like this: the United States has a problem with racial tension. Fair enough? There are deep-seated issues of mistrust and hurt and anger between ethnic groups in our country, and sometimes that tension erupts in painful ways. It's a very real problem in our culture. So what does that have to do with the church? Well, for many people who long for racial healing, they look at the church, and they look at Christians, and they just see more racial division-sometimes worse than outside the church. So they don't see any reason to believe that the church can be part of the solution. And for that reason, they're done. So that's what we're going to talk about today.
Today's Scripture reading is from Ephesians chapter 2, verses 13 and 14. I invite you to hear the Word of God:
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ ...
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