The Chick-fil-A controversy and learning to be the light
- How do people come to find Christ and recognize they need a Savior if no one names sin?
On the Chick-fil-A controversy, a host argues boycotts and buycotts mostly validate Christians to each other rather than witnessing: 'nobody wants to listen to a list of things they shouldn't do. So I light a candle,' quoting the New World Son song 'Learning to Be the Light.' They wrestle with the tension - nonbelievers won't act like Christians, but how does anyone recognize the need for a Savior without naming sin? - and land on praying before acting so as not to torch your witness. They also note part of the church is trying to call some lifestyles 'God-ordained,' which muddies the message, and discuss same-sex marriage as borrowing a biblical term.
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Church, emotions, and the self-focus of affluence
- How do you help people in an affluent, self-focused culture see that they need Jesus?
Ben revives a question from two or three shows back: are church services and worship tunes postured toward certain personality types — predominantly emotions and dealing with emotions?
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Confetti and lasers: what should God's people be known for?
- Do we want to be known as the confetti and lasers people?
- What should God's people be known for?
Ben redirects to the docket's denomination question: when someone hears Silas's church described as 'the confetti and lasers people,' should that sting?
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP: the $600 lawnmower and buying them a mower
- My nephew's wife took my $600, lied about it, and is avoiding me. Should I say something or let it go?
Mike reads a letter from someone who gave a nephew's wife $600 for a self-propelled lawnmower; she spent it, never bought the mower, and now avoids them.
From No. 587 · Coffee After Sunday
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Maintaining hope for people who won't choose Jesus
- How do you maintain hope for someone who keeps rejecting Jesus when God won't override their free will?
The episode's centerpiece: Mike's pre-show question about how to maintain hope for people who reject Christ when God won't override their free will.
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