High Praise Church of God
Pastor Glen
5-22-16
With added documentary that was laid on my heart by,none other than yours truly, Kacie.
Man was service good this morning!! Guess what were gunna go over today folks. Nope. Were gunna talk about conformity. Lets take a walk down Matthew 27 starting at verse 11 and then alllllll the way down to 31. We all (should) know this story. But in case you don't, here a run down. Pilate had jeses and Barabbas(brain jump yet?). He had them before the crowd, and the crowd was given a choice. To free Jesus. Or to free Barabbas, a renowned killer and rapist and all sorts of other awful things. The crowd chose....you guessed it! Barbbas! Then it leads on to how the crowd was chanting that Jesus be crucified. But there were some who disagreed, but remained silent. They whipped jesus, gave him a crown of thorns. You know the rest of this tragic script.
'Ok, what does this have to do with conformity?' I can hear you ask. Well let me tell you. Pilate, will be our representative of our Government. The 'crowd' will represent 'we the people'. Christ, will represent the Chuch. I can feel gears turning and thoughts going 'oooh! I see where shes going' right now. But please, indulge yourself in some reading. And, for those who still are confused, which ok(took me a minute myself), seriously, keep reading this is some good stuff i got for you.
So, the government goes "hey we have a idea for you guys. Yes or no" and naturally, although it doesnt seem like it sometimes cuz its not how we voted, majority rules. The Government *has* to listen to its people. Afterall, its in the constitution. So while drugs are getting legalized, people are accepting that someone feels like a turtle and not a human, a cat thinks its a dog not a cat, sex should be allowed out in public, etcetera. As we grow, mostly children, see this, it becomes normal, when its normal, its socially acceptable, when its socially acceptable some may speak out, but most are quiet or just go with the flow. When that happens we get stupid laws passed like 'dont leave children unattended'. Cuz you know each generation just seems to get dumber and dumber. But, with majority rule, others are forced to conform. Whereas, as mentioned earlier, children grow up knowing it was just like that. Children are more easily molded. When we conform, when we keep silent, just like those in the crowd when they were yelling 'crucify Him', we might as well be just as guilty. Our foundation as a church is cracking because of conformity. Very few are speaking out to keep our foundation. Its so bad at the moment, the Holy Spirit could walk out in the middle of church, and most wont even be able to tell. Stay silent you're just as guilty as the rest. I have a big mouth. My family knows it. My friends know it. God Himself knows it. God has to help me choose my word or help keep my mouth shut. I will get as brutally honest as a child when I get riled up enough. We're screwing up folks. All because we think we have to blend in, instead of stand out. We have a choice. What are you gunna do? Blend in, stay quite? Or be bold, and stand out? If you'll excuse me, im off to be my own special, bright colored crayon. #StopConforming
Pastor Glen
5-22-16
With added documentary that was laid on my heart by,none other than yours truly, Kacie.
Man was service good this morning!! Guess what were gunna go over today folks. Nope. Were gunna talk about conformity. Lets take a walk down Matthew 27 starting at verse 11 and then alllllll the way down to 31. We all (should) know this story. But in case you don't, here a run down. Pilate had jeses and Barabbas(brain jump yet?). He had them before the crowd, and the crowd was given a choice. To free Jesus. Or to free Barabbas, a renowned killer and rapist and all sorts of other awful things. The crowd chose....you guessed it! Barbbas! Then it leads on to how the crowd was chanting that Jesus be crucified. But there were some who disagreed, but remained silent. They whipped jesus, gave him a crown of thorns. You know the rest of this tragic script.
'Ok, what does this have to do with conformity?' I can hear you ask. Well let me tell you. Pilate, will be our representative of our Government. The 'crowd' will represent 'we the people'. Christ, will represent the Chuch. I can feel gears turning and thoughts going 'oooh! I see where shes going' right now. But please, indulge yourself in some reading. And, for those who still are confused, which ok(took me a minute myself), seriously, keep reading this is some good stuff i got for you.
So, the government goes "hey we have a idea for you guys. Yes or no" and naturally, although it doesnt seem like it sometimes cuz its not how we voted, majority rules. The Government *has* to listen to its people. Afterall, its in the constitution. So while drugs are getting legalized, people are accepting that someone feels like a turtle and not a human, a cat thinks its a dog not a cat, sex should be allowed out in public, etcetera. As we grow, mostly children, see this, it becomes normal, when its normal, its socially acceptable, when its socially acceptable some may speak out, but most are quiet or just go with the flow. When that happens we get stupid laws passed like 'dont leave children unattended'. Cuz you know each generation just seems to get dumber and dumber. But, with majority rule, others are forced to conform. Whereas, as mentioned earlier, children grow up knowing it was just like that. Children are more easily molded. When we conform, when we keep silent, just like those in the crowd when they were yelling 'crucify Him', we might as well be just as guilty. Our foundation as a church is cracking because of conformity. Very few are speaking out to keep our foundation. Its so bad at the moment, the Holy Spirit could walk out in the middle of church, and most wont even be able to tell. Stay silent you're just as guilty as the rest. I have a big mouth. My family knows it. My friends know it. God Himself knows it. God has to help me choose my word or help keep my mouth shut. I will get as brutally honest as a child when I get riled up enough. We're screwing up folks. All because we think we have to blend in, instead of stand out. We have a choice. What are you gunna do? Blend in, stay quite? Or be bold, and stand out? If you'll excuse me, im off to be my own special, bright colored crayon. #StopConforming
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