OF WHOM THE WORLD WAS NOT WORTHY (7 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-40
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Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy (7 of 7)
Series: Children's Stories (Part 2)
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 11:32-40
CHILDREN'S SERMON - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
OPEN: I read an interesting article this week in Christianity Today. The title was ''Was It Worth It?'' and it tried to address the tragedy that's going on now in Afghanistan.
Their opening comment was this: ''(Christianity Today) surveyed 15 (religious) leaders on what they are lamenting about the American withdrawal and Taliban takeover; how they're praying for Afghanistan's future; what they think American Christians can learn from the war; how they see the long-term impact on the mission field; and whether the decades of investment by Americans troops and foreign Christian workers were worthwhile or wasted.''
What I found interesting was that much of what I read from ''Religious Leaders'' did not seem to focus on whether it was worth it for Christian workers to have expended so much effort talking to the Afghans about Christ.
Most of the answers seemed to say things like this: ''I lament lost lives, lost freedoms, rampant injustice, the victory of tyranny and terror. The bad guys won. We live in a world where a coalition of the richest and most powerful nations in history collectively persuaded themselves that they were powerless to stop the descent of a nation into anarchy and barbarism....''
Another one said ''it is hard not to feel like all our efforts were turned to ash this week by the Taliban's victory, aided and abetted by the US government's decision to abandon our allies, betray our purpose, and make vain the sacrifice and hardship of countless thousands who worked and served there.'' (https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/august-web-only/afghanistan-christians-prayer-lament-united-states-taliban.html?utm_source=CT+Pastors+Newsletterandutm_medium=Newsletterandutm_term=237992andutm_content=6609andutm_campaign=email)
When I first read that I thought: ''I understand w ...
Series: Children's Stories (Part 2)
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 11:32-40
CHILDREN'S SERMON - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
OPEN: I read an interesting article this week in Christianity Today. The title was ''Was It Worth It?'' and it tried to address the tragedy that's going on now in Afghanistan.
Their opening comment was this: ''(Christianity Today) surveyed 15 (religious) leaders on what they are lamenting about the American withdrawal and Taliban takeover; how they're praying for Afghanistan's future; what they think American Christians can learn from the war; how they see the long-term impact on the mission field; and whether the decades of investment by Americans troops and foreign Christian workers were worthwhile or wasted.''
What I found interesting was that much of what I read from ''Religious Leaders'' did not seem to focus on whether it was worth it for Christian workers to have expended so much effort talking to the Afghans about Christ.
Most of the answers seemed to say things like this: ''I lament lost lives, lost freedoms, rampant injustice, the victory of tyranny and terror. The bad guys won. We live in a world where a coalition of the richest and most powerful nations in history collectively persuaded themselves that they were powerless to stop the descent of a nation into anarchy and barbarism....''
Another one said ''it is hard not to feel like all our efforts were turned to ash this week by the Taliban's victory, aided and abetted by the US government's decision to abandon our allies, betray our purpose, and make vain the sacrifice and hardship of countless thousands who worked and served there.'' (https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/august-web-only/afghanistan-christians-prayer-lament-united-states-taliban.html?utm_source=CT+Pastors+Newsletterandutm_medium=Newsletterandutm_term=237992andutm_content=6609andutm_campaign=email)
When I first read that I thought: ''I understand w ...
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