Event: Paul in Athens
S - Scripture
Acts 17 v. 21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
O – Observation
Wow. I’ve heard this before! Today's culture is all about discover, living lives to tell about new things. Nano technology. DNA mapping. X-games (it’s not good enough we can ski downhill at breakneck speeds, nope we got to now race together at the same time and throw jumps in it as well), ect. Just like in Athens, as it is today, the thirst for something new pushes away the thirst for Christ. People perceive themselves to be so much smarter, stronger, independent. But the message of Jesus crucified is confusing to the intellectuals. 1 Corinthians 1 v. 22-23, "For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to the Gentiles."
A - Application
Perhaps it’s time to reintroduce Christ Crucified into our culture.
P - Prayer
Jesus, Let me use the facts to educate the world. Love Will
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