031914WED Sermon Notes

Culture Clash

John 17:14-20

THEME: For the believer to place lasting loyalty in another kingdom; both longing and living for Jesus while in this one under his Lordship

I.  IN BUT NOT OF

ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS:

Q1?  How can we live in the world and yet not be of the world?

Q2?  How can we engage our culture with the truth of the Gospel without becoming like our culture?

Q3?  How can we affect change in our world without being changed ourselves?

Q4?  How can we offer truth in a meaningful way in a culture where absolute truth is being discarded as an outdated notion without discarding that truth ourselves?

                 A.    NEW CITIZENSHIP     

                 B.    IN THE MEANTIME

II. INTENTIONAL INVITATIONS

STATEMENT OF TRUTH:

In the same way, our mission is to help people look more like Jesus, not to help them look like us!