Unstoppable Ashley Ridge
Are we fighting an unstoppable God or
are we part of God’s unstoppable movement?
Other people are inconvenient…
Which is why most of us are slacktivists (a term coined by Don Miller in his May 6 blog post). A slacktivist is someone who finds the most convenient way to help others, or perhaps better said, the least inconvenient way to help others.
Luke 10:25-37 – a slactivist’s story (and an anti-slactivist's story
v. 25 – expert in the law, i.e. that guy who memorized his Bible and uses it as a weapon
v. 29 – but he wanted to justify himself, i.e. feel good about himself, add a gold star to his chart
vv. 33-35 – the anti-slactivist who embraced inconvience for the sake of another person
God chose inconvenience for the sake of you and me – Jesus left heaven and came to earth, God moves mountains if it means reaching us
“Go and do likewise” – choose people over convenience
At Ashley Ridge, we could start a bunch of programs and you could give money to those programs and show up every now and then to help out and we would all feel better about ourselves, but what if it weren’t quite so convenient – what if actually started to share our lives? What if we took seriously Jesus instructions to go and do likewise?
Maybe that’s how the world will know our God is the God who saves.
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