Invitation To A Movement
Roger Thomas
John 17:20-23
Introduction: A little boy goes out to the garage one Saturday afternoon and asks his dad "the question." "Dad," he queries, "Where did I come from?" Dad doesn't hesitate for a second. He takes a deep breath and immediately responds, "Son, go talk to your mother!"
The boy heads for the kitchen. He finds his mother and asks again "Mom, where did I come from?" She, of course, begins "the answer." The youngster listens in rapt attention as his mother begins a detailed discourse on the "birds and the bees." Thirty minutes later, he looks up at his mother and says, "That's all very interesting, mom. But the new kid down the street just told me he came from Cleveland. I just wanted to know where I came from."
Tonight I want to talk about the DNA of this church, who we are and where we have come from. But my purpose is bigger than that. I want to offer each of you a personal invitation to join a movement. For some of you who have been a part of this church or churches like it for a long time, this will be a bit of a reminder. Maybe?! But I also know in this gathering, we have folk from all kinds of backgrounds. If you are snowbird, you may attend this church faithfully during the winter, but back home you might be part of a church that is different from this one in lots of ways. That's OK.
Whether you are in this church full-time or only a short-timer, I offer the same invitation to a movement. I want to ask you to commit yourself to four principles and to become an advocate of these four principles wherever you are. These four principles are supposed to be a part of this church's DNA, where we have come from. We may or may not be as true to this DNA as we should. You can be the judge of that. If you have at least one foot in another church someplace, I invite you to stay where you are if you want, but still become an advocate for these four principles. You too can be part of a mo ...
Roger Thomas
John 17:20-23
Introduction: A little boy goes out to the garage one Saturday afternoon and asks his dad "the question." "Dad," he queries, "Where did I come from?" Dad doesn't hesitate for a second. He takes a deep breath and immediately responds, "Son, go talk to your mother!"
The boy heads for the kitchen. He finds his mother and asks again "Mom, where did I come from?" She, of course, begins "the answer." The youngster listens in rapt attention as his mother begins a detailed discourse on the "birds and the bees." Thirty minutes later, he looks up at his mother and says, "That's all very interesting, mom. But the new kid down the street just told me he came from Cleveland. I just wanted to know where I came from."
Tonight I want to talk about the DNA of this church, who we are and where we have come from. But my purpose is bigger than that. I want to offer each of you a personal invitation to join a movement. For some of you who have been a part of this church or churches like it for a long time, this will be a bit of a reminder. Maybe?! But I also know in this gathering, we have folk from all kinds of backgrounds. If you are snowbird, you may attend this church faithfully during the winter, but back home you might be part of a church that is different from this one in lots of ways. That's OK.
Whether you are in this church full-time or only a short-timer, I offer the same invitation to a movement. I want to ask you to commit yourself to four principles and to become an advocate of these four principles wherever you are. These four principles are supposed to be a part of this church's DNA, where we have come from. We may or may not be as true to this DNA as we should. You can be the judge of that. If you have at least one foot in another church someplace, I invite you to stay where you are if you want, but still become an advocate for these four principles. You too can be part of a mo ...
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