Last week we considered how as believers we should always be prepared to give a reasoned explanation for our beliefs.
Whilst this is vital, it is not in itself enough to impact upon the lives of those we hope to reach with the gospel.
We are now in the age of where truth is no longer seen as an absolute. As a result people are now not so much interested in what is true, but what our truth can do for us.
This concept is central to biblical teaching. The book of Isiah begins with a plea for rational thought, 'Come, let us reason together', before considering its outworking, 'though your sins are scarlet, they shall be white as snow.'
J.B. Phillips translates the term 'epistle' as 'living letter'. We are God's living letters to the communities we serve. When we ensure that our rational belief impacts upon our daily life, those around us cannot help but be challenged. How does our understanding of the gospel impact upon our daily life?
Let's make sure we 'walk the talk'.
Norton Baptist Church
Give thanks for;
- Our pastor Martin and his wife's recent R&R
- The new outreach opportunity we have to engage with the local community through distribution of food parcels
- The success of our pastoral support team
Please pray;
- For the provision of a regular place of worship.
- For wisdom as social lockdown regulations are eased and we seek a return to corporate worship.
- That we will be able to successfully engage with those members who are unable to return to corporate worship yet.
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