2 Corinthians 5: 17-20 - 22.11.09 I think you're in my seat...
A lot of people talk about how we can tell people about Jesus, but there is another question that is just as valuable: why? Why should we should bother telling people about Jesus and the gospel of reconciliation?
Every story has a force that propels it, a fuel, an engine. The Christian story claims to be the true story of the universe, the story that holds together all the other stories: what is its engine?
A sermon about a God who is eternally committed to the seemingly absurd and illogical notion that this place and these people are worth saving, and who refuses to be motivated by anything but pure, true, good, break-you-open-pour-you-out love.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Drama of Scripture - Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen