What a wonderful opening night of C.U.E.S.!!!
Jason Mack was our speaker and did a wonderful job opening our series up speaking on the topic sin. We'll have more posts that outline his sermon soon - but for now, click on Jason's name to listen to the podcast and enjoy the message he brings!
Jason Mack, is the planting pastor of College Park Church Plant in College Park, MD. He is a graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary, where he continues to work and teach on occasion in the areas of church planting and The Emerging Church. He is married to Tara Drozdenko, and is a part-time stay at home father to 2 year old Ethan Emanuel Mack.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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I thought I'd kick off some blogging here... and see if anyone would like to DIALOG using this site.
ReplyDeleteI was most struck by Mack's discussion about language and how different words mean different things to different people. His example about talking to someone else about sin who might consider themselves on the other side of the "sin line" from you would have a largely different perspective when discussing ideas related to sin, repentance, and forgiveness. Isn't this so true for our churches? I don't know how many meetings I've been in where people are arguing but really believe the same thing, they are just using different language. Or, they are coming at the same point, but from opposite sides of the conversation.
This idea most specifically made me think about the language of "Father" and how when I think of the word "father" I think of a loving, kind, generous, gracious, and yet firm man... much like my own father. But to someone else, father might mean abandon, pain, disloyal, distrust, abuse. We have to consider the context in which people enter into dialogs to fully understand their perspective.
One last quick thought. Mack was the second preacher in a week I heard talk about gluttony when talking about sin. In a world where gluttony (food and beyond) is not only worshiped, but expected, how do we address this pervasive sin in our churches and in our own lives? Is this sin something we hide under the carpet and don't dare to touch? Would we consider over-eating or excessive shopping in the same category as murder or adultery? Why not?