Tonigh in the sermon, Rev.J made an interesting point. He said that, if he found a well of never-ending petrol, he'd share his discovery with all of us. Then, he compared it to sharing his faith with the world. He said he'd be just as likely to do one as do the other.
I thought that was a valid point. But then i realised that people would be incredibly receptive to a well of unending petrol... but they'd not be quite as open to hearing about the ways of Jesus. So maybe it's not as simple as just sharing the news. We not only have to tell the story, but we have to convince people to listen, and to convince them that this is something that they want to know about.
I'm pretty sure that makes the job lots harder.
I thought that was a valid point. But then i realised that people would be incredibly receptive to a well of unending petrol... but they'd not be quite as open to hearing about the ways of Jesus. So maybe it's not as simple as just sharing the news. We not only have to tell the story, but we have to convince people to listen, and to convince them that this is something that they want to know about.
I'm pretty sure that makes the job lots harder.
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maybe the petrol and God thing has got to do with how ppl perceive these things:
petrol would our lifes stop if our car ran out of gas and we couldn't fill up.
and do we really notice the things that are done in the name of god around the place or is it easier to point out the so-called "faults of God"
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