PREACHER: judith

Text: 1 petter 3:15_20, 1 petter 2:15_20

Topic: YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE, A LIVING TRANSFORMATIVE WITNESS IN THE COMUNITY

We all belong to a community in a various way, everywhere we live: at work, at church, in our neighborhood, at school, … we are surrounded with people and share something together with them. it makes us part of those community.

In today’s word it’s not easy to live a Christian life in our communities because the majority of people, there, are pagan. But as Christians we are called to be a transformative witness in those places, though people agree with us or not. And in Roman 12 God remind us to be transformed ourselves by the renewing of our mind

This sermon reminds us of some characteristics that can enable us to be transformative witnesses wherever we live.  

Here they are:

Being present: whenever there is an opportunity we need to be present with other. In today’s context we are challenged with technology’s flood, but for us to be transformative, technology doesn’t have to destroy our human sense. Let take Jesus as a model, he left the comfort zone and came in a destroyed world (John 1:30)

Practice sharing: let get inspired by the early church. A transformative witness must look after peoples surrounding and make their problems his. We don’t have to be like the dead sea, that only receive but don’t give. A cup filled doesn’t need supply, but it by drinking from what is in the cup that we will get additional water.

Live a Godly life: it’s by keeping a clear conscience in what you believe and why you believe it. Remember, living in a pagan society, you have to be filled with compassion and forgiveness. And do always what is good

Live in unity:  living in unity is being sure everyone is doing okay, and well playing his task, in the community. If you are not seeing anybody for a long period, reach to him in order to know more about the why of his absence. But also celebrate each other always in any situation

Remember that you cannot give what you don’t have and the Bible in Galatian 5, talks about the gift of fruit from the spirit, these are what will make a change in our life. No matter the suffering we may face in the process, let be reminded that the reward is better