Suprisingly Simple

by Greg Stewart on Oct.27, 2009, under Life Application

I am an intense person. I like living an intense life. I’m sorry.

No seriously – I’m sorry. So many times I have yelled from the pulpit that we need to live the intensity found in the Scriptures. I am not sorry for that statement, but for the subliminal message I was sending when I made that statement from the pulpit. I came across in a way that suggests if you’re not living the level of intensity of Greg Stewart, then obviously you weren’t sold out for Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 tells us to make it our ambition to lead QUIET lives, to mind our own business, and to work with our hands. This seems to suggest that we need to not be spastic. There is a standard within the Scriptures that is hard to attain, but we must try. Likewise, we are to lead our families, live our lives, and simply be good examples to those around us. Surprisingly simple.

1 Comment for this entry

L.D.
November 1st, 2009 on 11:42 am
My personal opinion – a Pastor should never have to apologize for their intensity in their preaching. They should be goading us to live more for Christ and how the Bible says to live. We are to live our life like Christ and one thing He never did was apologize. Jesus was intense – He never backed down, He was all over His disciples. Our Pastor should be zealous for the Gospel and it should show in his preaching. IF it bothered you so much maybe it is because you are not living to the intensity YOU need to be and it hurt your feelings. Maybe next time your feelings get hurt you should stop and look at yourself first and check yourself and YOUR level of commitment to Christ before you say it is the preacher or their preaching. Or is it that you want some namby-pamby preacher who does not challenge you?

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