Sunday Message
I am preparing a message for this Sunday. I have a few components that have really caught my attention lately. I thinking about stringing them together into some kind of talk about small groups of people changing the world.
// Al Qaeda spent roughly $500,000 for the September 11th attacks which have caused an estimated $500 Billion in total economic damage. All from an organization run from caves in remote parts of the world.
// The Berlin Wall falling on November 9, 1989 was actually preceded by small protests that were never stopped by the police in the months preceding. The protesst grew and grew until eventually government officials resigned and the wall fell.
// Matthew Chapter 16 tells us that Jesus took His disciples to a region known as Caesarea Philippi. There He showed them the giant rock known as “The Gates of Death.” He told them that there would be a community of believers that would become so compelling that nothing, including “The Gates of Death,” would be able to stop it. Jesus seemed to think that the way we live can actually effect history.
So the question is, “Is church just this random, freak thing that we do just to prioritize our spirituality and feel better about everything? Or do we really believe that we are together to effect human history?”
Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
I don’t know. That’s what I’m thinking about.