Sermon notes for 2024-12-01 at TRBC
Thinking about “digital assemblies” like the “digital liturgies” book I’ll soon be reading
On the question of donating and giving to assemblies which are good and put the focus on God
Gathering places
Colossians 4
To know your goals is half the battle
Without a map it is much harder to run the race
The mission of Christ?
Pray Col 4:2-4
Preach Col 4:5-6
Partner Col 4:7-17
Southern baptists love their alliterations 💯
Instantiation of inline links?
The evil judge, the widow? Where is this parable from?
If an unrighteous judge can do what’s right, how much more so shall the good judge of Christ?
Prayer is spiritual warfare (of self defense)
Prayer will tell you how your soul is
Be watchful of sin and temptation
Thanksgiving in prayer, gratitude for God’s mercies
Clarity in evangelism
Evangelism is our own responsibility, conversion is God’s responsibility
Labor to become clear
Prayer is a battle
Social media’s usefulness will be to show how prayerless we were in the final hour
Time, energy, attention, focus — these are the things which are transferred in prayer
All words we speak must be preaching God’s love
Wisdom in actions, Grace in speech
We must adorn the gospel with our good works
Wisdom towards outsiders, kindness in our words and ways of convincing
Biblical wisdom sits between thought and action — Mao’s “On Practice”
Distance yourself from false teachings, but do not avoid the lost altogether, make best use of time with them
Befriend those who are outsiders so that they might become insiders
So easy to get swept into conversations of limited importance
Finding book clubs from outside so that we might bring them inside
Love God and Love Others
Love Thy Neighbor, even Thy Enemy
Our words must be like salt, a preservative — to preserve conversation and goodness and harmony and peace
Always give an answer to the hope that is in you
To answer each person is to understand their full context
Two good questions to ask others
“What did you mean by that”
“How did you come to that conclusion”
Encourage others — give them courage
Courage feels like fear
Is the kingdom of God a More Perfect Union?
Letters to be read aloud to others — WW?