November 14, 2010 – Faith Comes Against Hate

Some say – I am offended by God sending Jesus to die on the cross. That’s too violent for me. Yes, violence offends. But let’s think about our world. Is it a civilized world with less or more violence than in past times? The newspaper reports that a violent video game broke sales records as “hordes waited at midnight Monday to get their hands on the military shooter” (Dallas Morning News, 11/12/10, 3D). There’s violence in movies and music. Then there’s bullying, domestic violence, and war. Civilized as we may be, the world is a violent place.

This fact is nothing new. Stephen was a deacon in the first century church who was also a preacher and prophet. His preaching resulted in him being killed – by religious leaders no less. Why all the violence? That’s the topic of conversation this week. It’s a relevant subject. The Bible is always relevant. Come join the discussion. Sunday School meets at 9:15, followed by worship at 10:30. You will be blessed.

To prepare read: Acts 6, Acts 7, and Jeremiah 26:8-16

READ THE SERMON: Faith Comes Against Hate


Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I accept that my given data and my IP address is sent to a server in the USA only for the purpose of spam prevention through the Akismet program.More information on Akismet and GDPR.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.