A Crazy Day at Church
May 21, 2023 Preacher: Trent Henderson Series: Gospel of John
Scripture: John 2:13–25
John 2:13-25
Disruption
- When Jesus comes on the scene, life-as-usual cannot continue (true in ch. 1, 3, 4, etc.)
- He is not mean or capricious but acts so that we may believe
- His target: a life marked by eternity and not just existence
- Religion that gets in the way gets disrupted
- The noise of church – caLle, sheep, birds, money vs. laughter, singing,
declaration, kids, weeping, silence, prayer, music, reading, encouragement,
surprise, teaching, conversa8on / roar, blessing - The business of church
- Product is people not profit – generosity, not sales
- Values are delivered, not discovered
- Practices are interrupting, instilling, and ingraining, not innovating
(contextual expressions are fine, but innova8ons tend toward the
problematic)
- Disruption invites re-prioritization (presence and participation)
- The noise of church – caLle, sheep, birds, money vs. laughter, singing,
Zeal consume...reproach (Ps. 6999) – look to the Scriptures to understand God, what He’s doing
Different
- Atoning sacrifice vs. annual sacrifice
- Worship of a person vs. worship in a place (visible, vital, central, imposing)
- Don’t be surprised if religious people get flabbergasted and angry
- Settled issue vs. lingering fear
- Difference invites recalibration
Flimsy faith won’t get it done – that which is based on what God is doing that aligns with what I
wish He would do (in that moment, you prove yourself untrustworthy because you make
yourself the arbiter of what’s right and good)
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