http://prayeramedic.com/2009/08/keeping-jesus-at-the-center-for-over-2000-years/ A web-based missional intercessory prayer and resource-equipping ministry Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://prayeramedic.com/2009/08/keeping-jesus-at-the-center-for-over-2000-years/comment-page-1/#comment-874 tiffany Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:02:04 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=861#comment-874 Great post! This really speaks volumes...and a neat visual of what the church looks like today (Pepsi)...Changing the outside seems to be the best thing (and only thing) that the modern-day church seems to do well (but not really)... Great post! This really speaks volumes…and a neat visual of what the church looks like today (Pepsi)…Changing the outside seems to be the best thing (and only thing) that the modern-day church seems to do well (but not really)…

]]> http://prayeramedic.com/2009/08/keeping-jesus-at-the-center-for-over-2000-years/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Dan O'Day (prayeramedic) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:45:17 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=861#comment-873 Glad you enjoyed it, Josh. I believe there are a lot of people out there looking for genuine Christ-centered discipleship. People come to Christ with lots of emotional and spiritual baggage. The institutional church often helps them clean up on the outside and hide their darkest sins, while genuine discipleship deals with all of it in a raw fashion, even when it gets messy. The "stained glass masquerade" is far easier than authentic discipleship, but it creates far messier people. And then we end up with... well... what we have today. Glad you enjoyed it, Josh. I believe there are a lot of people out there looking for genuine Christ-centered discipleship. People come to Christ with lots of emotional and spiritual baggage. The institutional church often helps them clean up on the outside and hide their darkest sins, while genuine discipleship deals with all of it in a raw fashion, even when it gets messy. The “stained glass masquerade” is far easier than authentic discipleship, but it creates far messier people. And then we end up with… well… what we have today.

]]> http://prayeramedic.com/2009/08/keeping-jesus-at-the-center-for-over-2000-years/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Josh Lloyd Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:09:53 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=861#comment-875 Wow! I liked that! I started typing out an argument against it, but I ended up arguing with myself, and the other side won, so I deleted it. It makes sense, and while it may not attract people looking for new and fresh, it will definitely attract the people looking for the WORD. People who don't care about the superficial stuff. I've been to a church like that, and it was amazing. Wow! I liked that! I started typing out an argument against it, but I ended up arguing with myself, and the other side won, so I deleted it. It makes sense, and while it may not attract people looking for new and fresh, it will definitely attract the people looking for the WORD. People who don’t care about the superficial stuff. I’ve been to a church like that, and it was amazing.

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