Engage With Your Culture
“Resist the temptation to disappear into the safety of the Christian subculture”
Jesus doesn’t want us to feel stuck in the world; He wants us to feel sent into the world.
What does Jesus pray on behalf of His disciples?
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- Protection from the evil one
- Purification for their mission
“As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” John 17:18
Philippians 2:1-5
What was Jesus’ approach to the world He entered?
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- Jesus came in weakness
- Jesus moved in close
- Jesus became one of us
How did Jesus engage with the culture?
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- Jesus genuinely loved
- Jesus spoke the truth
- Jesus stood against Evil & Injustice
- Jesus communicated grace
Is God calling me to focus on one of these aspects that I see in Jesus?
My Next Step with God is to...
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- choose to imitate one of the aspects I see in Jesus in the way I approach and engage with the culture around me
- Come in weakness
- Move in close
- Become one of them
- Genuinely love
- Speak the truth
- Stand against evil & injustice
- Communicate grace
- evaluate my relationship with the christian subculture. Is it balanced?
- choose to imitate one of the aspects I see in Jesus in the way I approach and engage with the culture around me