Sharing Christ in a Post-Christian Culture
Acts 4
Part of Non-Anxious Church—Acts 4-7
We live in a
-Christian culture.
“The further out of the public square we are pushed, the angrier and more frantic our rhetoric becomes. It is as though, out of a fear of being forgotten, we seek to span our growing distance from the center with volume and intensity rather than engaging with intimacy. But if we are not careful, we will not be seen as bearers of good news, but rather as ideological warriors seeking to force a Christian theocracy on a resistant nation.” —Jon Tyson
Acts 4:1-7
Acts 4:8-11
For the Sadducees, their cornerstone was built on what they
.
For the Pharisees, their cornerstone was built on what they
.
Since Christ is my cornerstone, my life isn’t built around my
.
Since Christ is my cornerstone, my life isn’t built around my
.
Acts 4:12
We are in a difficult cultural moment because authenticity to inner
has become more important than transcendent
.
We all face the temptation to have a
that feels like transcendence but never
transformation.
Acts 4:13-22
Wisdom is
the pain and consequences of sinning against God before actually
against God.
is what produces
.
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