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Luke 1:5-7 When God Breaks the Silence II

Submitted by tcblack on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 10:32am
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Zechariah in the temple with the Angel

Have you ever read the Bible and thought, “Man I wish God would do things like that today!” I believe that he still does. And I believe that Zacharias and Elizabeth would have been thinking the same thing. Last week we met them dwelling in faithfulness and obedience as a righteous couple, in the midst of a not very righteous world. For us they are just like any faithful Christian today, who is waiting for the day of the Lord. That morning when Zacharias went to work I don't believe he had any clue what God was about to do in, through and with him. Open up your Bible once again as we look to see what happens when God breaks the silence. (Read Luke 1:5-25)

As John the baptizer's task would be to prepare the way for the Messiah, the announcement of his birth and the subsequent way the miracle of John's birth plays out already sets the stage for people to begin expecting God to do great things. But don't miss that it all starts in the midst of regular life.

Can you Define the the Emerging Church?

Submitted by tcblack on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 10:12am
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It feels a bit like old news to me, but that was the question from a dear partner in service to the Lord in my in-box this morning.

This is surely not the answer to end all answers, but I'll have a go anyway.

Snarly answer:
The Emerging Church movement is a house of cards without foundation walls or ceiling, direction, blueprint or future; and most assuredly without a Bible they trust or a God they can identify.

Real answer:
The Emerging church is a bit like post-modernism - hard to define but easy to spot. In fact the Emerging church has emerged out of post-modern philosophy which can be summarized in phrases like, "There is no such thing as absolute truth" which is itself an absolute statement.

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