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I was now confronted with a startling reality:
Jesus actually spurned the things my church culture said were most important.
So what was I going to do?

I found myself faced with two big questions.

The first was simple. Was I going to believe Jesus?
Was I going to embrace Jesus even though he said radical things that drove the crowds away?

The second question was more challenging. Was I going to obey Jesus?
My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to him.
In other words, my biggest fear is that I will do exactly what most people did when they encountered Jesus int he first century.

David Platt in Radical
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Was I going to obey Jesus?

Posted on by Dave

I was now confronted with a startling reality:

Jesus actually spurned the things my church culture said were most important.

So what was I going to do?

I found myself faced with two big questions.

The first was simple. Was I going to believe Jesus?

Was I going to embrace Jesus even though he said radical things that drove the crowds away?

The second question was more challenging. Was I going to obey Jesus?

My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to him.

In other words, my biggest fear is that I will do exactly what most people did when they encountered Jesus int he first century.

David Platt in Radical

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‘Virtual preaching’ transforms Sunday sermons | CNN.com

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‘Virtual preaching’ transforms Sunday sermons | CNN.com

Pastor Ed Young:

“Biblical church leaders like the Apostle Paul wrote letters that were then distributed to churches across the Roman Empire. The church leaders weren’t physically present when those letters – some of which were later included in the New Testament – were read aloud, but that didn’t make the message any less profound, he said. "All we’re doing is putting high definition, cool technology behind something that’s as old as the New Testament," 

(via @PastorMark)


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'Virtual preaching' transforms Sunday sermons | CNN.com

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Link: ‘Virtual preaching’ transforms Sunday sermons | CNN.com

Pastor Ed Young:

“Biblical church leaders like the Apostle Paul wrote letters that were then distributed to churches across the Roman Empire. The church leaders weren’t physically present when those letters — some of which were later included in the New Testament — were read aloud, but that didn’t make the message any less profound, he said. “All we’re doing is putting high definition, cool technology behind something that’s as old as the New Testament,”

(via @PastorMark)


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I believe that if you read enough about something, you’re going to unravel its mystery, and will ultimately understand the fundamentals in a deeper way than simple observation would provide. Then, if you have an inquiring mind, you can apply yourself to that subject and have success in ways not experienced even by those who have spent much more time on it.

Rudy Giuliani on Reading : What’s Best Next