God as christ Jesus literally enters the world and commands the fishermen to follow.
When churches become escapes and spiritual temples separated from the world, buffered from the goings on outside their doors, they are all too easily silenced by the principalities and powers of the world.
But Jesus will not let us go.
Matthew 4:12-23
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It's a radical notion in a world of unreality, with all manner of worldly opportunities to withdraw from each other:
We are not spiritual beings having a human experience - no, we are humans made of spirit and flesh, and we are meant for one another.
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There can be no socio-religious indifference, no Christian solitary life, in a community that sings Hannah’s song.
Preached at Virginia Theological Seminary.
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The Holy Spirit comes down then, on everybody. Peter’s friends are so astonished - what does all this mean? They come to understand. God’s Spirit falls upon whoever God’s Spirit wishes to fall upon. God loves even “these” people. Even “these” people. Just like that.
You and I don’t get to decide who God loves. God decides - just like that.
Acts 10
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