Continuing the study in Luke 10. Sadly, we Christians are renowned for our negative attitudes. According to David Kinnamen in his book, UnChristian, we are thought of by 'outsiders' (ie those who are not involved in church) as firstly, antigay (91%), secondly, judgemental (87%), and thirdly, hypocritical (85%). Luke 10:5 says: “Whenever you enter someone’s home, first… Read More
Category: Luke 10
Continuing our study of Luke 10. I tried without success to find out the average cost of starting a church in this country. If my memory serves me right, it's in the region of $350,000 by the time you include buildings and the training and salary for a pastor. (If anyone has an accurate figure,… Read More
Continuing principles from Luke 10: There are other principles tied up with Jesus sending us out as lambs among wolves (Luke 10:3). Lambs make lunch for wolves! So why did Jesus send us out as lambs among wolves rather than wolves among lambs? What kind of shepherd is he? Would a good shepherd do that?… Read More