“Resist the temptation to disappear into the safety of the Christian subculture”

Jesus doesn’t want us to feel stuck in the world; He wants us to feel sent into the world.

What does Jesus pray on behalf of His disciples?

• • Protection from the evil one
  • Purification for their mission

“As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”  John 17:18

Philippians 2:1-5

What was Jesus’ approach to the world He entered?

• • Jesus came in weakness
  • Jesus moved in close
  • Jesus became one of us

How did Jesus engage with the culture?

• • Jesus genuinely loved
  • Jesus spoke the truth
  • Jesus stood against Evil & Injustice
  • Jesus communicated grace

Is God calling me to focus on one of these aspects that I see in Jesus?

My Next Step with God is to...

• • choose to imitate one of the aspects I see in Jesus in the way I approach and engage with the culture around me
    • Come in weakness
    • Move in close
    • Become one of them
    • Genuinely love
    • Speak the truth
    • Stand against evil & injustice
    • Communicate grace
  • evaluate my relationship with the christian subculture.  Is it balanced?