Savior and Lord: 'don't tell me to be Jesus, tell me about Jesus'
- If a strip club protested our church, what would the right practical response be?
Reacting to a Facebook line - "don't tell me to be Jesus, tell me about Jesus" - the hosts argue both camps miss something: Jesus is Savior and Lord, and submitting to his lordship necessarily changes how you live, versus a "me and Jesus" gospel that reduces salvation to a yellow-cab ride to heaven. Asked directly what the practical answer would be if a strip club protested them, Mike's side of the room lands on coffee and donuts from the ladies, with spare baptistry robes on hand. The segment dissolves into jokes about penicillin and Ninja Turtles.
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