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Home is where the heart is
your home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection, no matter where you are
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To live the Christian life there is an attitude to develop, a battle to prepare for, a lifestyle to keep and a day to look forward to.
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An attitude to develop
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Aliens - paroikos Not Home
Strangers - parepidēmos One who wonders
paroikos
Think about the lyrics we just sang:
parepidēmos
To live as pilgrims, there is a mindset to adopt, a war to fight, a lifestyle to maintain, and a day to remember.
All I know is I’m not home yet, this is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus, this is not where I belong.
Wire spool visual aid.
Martye’s grandfather: Small in stature, large in faith.
Not educated by wise.
He was homesick.
Are you homesick?
Come thou fount:
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.
2. A battle to prepare for
1 Peter
A War is ongoing.
Each day is a new battle.
Ephesian chapter 6 tells us to put on the full armor of God
1 Gird your loins with truth
2 Breastplate of righteousness
3 Shot you feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace
4 Shield of faith
5 Helmet of salvation
6 Sword of the spirit which is the word of God
God does not a bunch of wimpy Christians
3. A lifestyle to keep
1 Peter
Not: put on a good show
Doing good things.
One of the purposes of gathering together in Church is found in
What we do matters to God
Aren’t we supposed to keep our good deeds secret?
This difference is attitude not location.
4. A day to look forward to
Day of visitation:
Their conversion or their judgement
You are the only Bible that some people will ever read.
Benjamin Sledge
When I was 27, I met two men who forever changed the way I viewed Christianity.
Both were covered in tattoos, occasionally used swear words, and liked beer.
All the things I had been told growing up that got you kicked out of Club God they seemed to be doing.
And honestly, it confused me.
Weren’t they in “sin?”
But that wasn’t why I became a Christian.
That would be a stupid reason to join anyway as I could go to the nearest hipster bar and join a tribe like that.
What won me over was the way they loved me and loved people who were hurting and messy.
It was the way they shared openly about their hurts and repeated failures.
It was the way they loved their wives and spoke so highly about them.
It was the joy they had even in the midst of tears and deep suffering.
It was the fact they didn’t pretend to have it all together or all the answers.
Sometimes they would just say “I don’t know.”
So, Why Am I A Christian?
Because I know I’m a train wreck in a dumpster fire.
But I also know that God loves me 100% as is, right now, in the midst of the burning carnage that is often my life.
I know that if I were to stack up my cards against most church people, I’d fold every time.
I’m not that good at following rules, and I run my mouth a lot.
And yet, God loves me and is cheering for me as I get better and especially when I fall down.
Where I see failure, he sees opportunity for growth.
Where I see addiction, he sees an opportunity to take a step.
Where I’ve given up, he whispers, “You can make it”.
Close: Who’s life will you change?
Because I know I’m a train wreck in a dumpster fire.
But I also know that God loves me 100% as is, right now, in the midst of the burning carnage that is often my life.
I know that if I were to stack up my cards against most church people, I’d fold every time.
I’m not that good at following rules, and I run my mouth a lot.
And yet, God loves me and is cheering for me as I get better and especially when I fall down.
Where I see failure, he sees opportunity for growth.
Where I see addiction, he sees an opportunity to take a step.
Where I’ve given up, he w
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