Where would you start? How would you explain sin? How would you explain Jesus? What about Jesus’ life and teaching would they most resonate with and struggle with?
"God inspired the writing of four gospels, each designed to present the gospel in the most effective manner to four different cultural groups. This was done without changing the gospel message of Jesus as God, who lived a sinless life, died as a substitute for his people, was buried, and rose from death to forgive repentant sinners according to the promises of Scripture." Mark Driscoll - The Radical Reformission
I will post my answers to the above questions in the following days. Feel free to comment your answers, or at least take a moment to think through them.
Posted by tomglass at January 2, 2007 10:06 PM"Where do I begin to tell the story
Of how great a love can be
The sweet love story that is older than the sea
The simple truth about the love [He] brings to me." (Love Story by Andy Williams)
Start the story with a song of committed, sacrificial, love - show them what they have been longing for. Then tell how great the love is because it loved even though rejected. Tell then of what that love can do to those who stop rejecting it and accept it and love in return. Don't forget to tell that the love will only grow and never cease.
"How long does it last
Can love be measured by the hours in a day
I have [the] answers now
[And] this much I can say
I know I'll need [Him] until the stars all burn away
And [He]'ll be there." (Love Story by Andy Williams)
Thanks Teresa! That's good. I've posted my answers in a new blog post.
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