Choosing My Religion
A couple of months ago one church sign got a lot of publicity. The sign read: God prefers kind atheists over hateful Christians. I thought about that a few times while I was preparing for this sermon. Our last church had a marquis. Had this sermon come around then maybe ours would have had the same message. But you can't always get what you want. So, I got to preach this sermon, but didn't get to have church-sign fun. Life goes on.
What I wanted listeners to consider with this sermon is that the choice between being religious and spiritual is a false dichotomy. Religion gets put down by many people. I shared two videos this past week on our church's Facebook and weekly eNewsletter (AnotherNote) that shared two ideas about religion. One was called Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus. The other is called Why I Love Religion, and Love Jesus. You should take a moment to listen to them.
Religion gets blamed for quite a bit. Religion, though, doesn't kill people; people kill people. And we can't laud religion over relationship because if you have a relationship with God then you have a religion. So, instead of picking on religion, I think we should understand that our religion is there and that others are paying attention to it. Here are a few thoughts to help you choose your religion.
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And yes, I did have REM's song in my mind when choosing this sermon title. Stay blessed...john
What I wanted listeners to consider with this sermon is that the choice between being religious and spiritual is a false dichotomy. Religion gets put down by many people. I shared two videos this past week on our church's Facebook and weekly eNewsletter (AnotherNote) that shared two ideas about religion. One was called Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus. The other is called Why I Love Religion, and Love Jesus. You should take a moment to listen to them.
Religion gets blamed for quite a bit. Religion, though, doesn't kill people; people kill people. And we can't laud religion over relationship because if you have a relationship with God then you have a religion. So, instead of picking on religion, I think we should understand that our religion is there and that others are paying attention to it. Here are a few thoughts to help you choose your religion.
++If you are reading by email or newsreader, click here to listen to the sermon.++
And yes, I did have REM's song in my mind when choosing this sermon title. Stay blessed...john
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