On Sunday, June 7th, people from various locations across Canada and the United States joined together to be a part of the conversation at the online "Racism and Christianity: Is it Black and White?" event.
This was an important time for us as the church to hear the hearts of our black brothers.
In Pastor Jude's sermon on Sunday, he preached about the persistent widow in Luke 18. (If you missed it, you can find the full sermon here.) The main point of his sermon was:
1. Praise God for the great diversity in cultures and colours in this world, and that so many of them live in our city.
2. Pray for conviction about racism in your own life and, if convicted, repent.
3. Pray that we would humble ourselves before God and ask him to reveal where we have injured our brothers and sisters.
4. Pray that we would all have a heart of repentance and forgiveness.
5. Pray that we would seek to hear and see the best in our fellow brothers and sisters and assume that their words come from a place of love.
6. Pray that our eyes would be opened to the pain and suffering of those affected; and that we would respond in a Christ-like and Christ-honouring manner.
This was an important time for us as the church to hear the hearts of our black brothers.
In Pastor Jude's sermon on Sunday, he preached about the persistent widow in Luke 18. (If you missed it, you can find the full sermon here.) The main point of his sermon was:
Since God is just and compassionate, we should persevere in prayer for his justice to come.As such, we want to take the opportunity to pray this week. Here are a few suggestions:
1. Praise God for the great diversity in cultures and colours in this world, and that so many of them live in our city.
2. Pray for conviction about racism in your own life and, if convicted, repent.
3. Pray that we would humble ourselves before God and ask him to reveal where we have injured our brothers and sisters.
4. Pray that we would all have a heart of repentance and forgiveness.
5. Pray that we would seek to hear and see the best in our fellow brothers and sisters and assume that their words come from a place of love.
6. Pray that our eyes would be opened to the pain and suffering of those affected; and that we would respond in a Christ-like and Christ-honouring manner.
And here are some suggestions for how you can further engage in the conversation about racism and educate yourself:
1. Listen and engage in dialogue (we will make Sunday evening's presentation available as soon as we have access to it).
2. Read about the lives of people like William Wilberforce who took a stand against slavery.
3. Diversify your libraries. Choose authors of different backgrounds and races to learn from.
4. Get to know your neighbours. Whether you live in intentional community such as MoveIn or any other neighbourhood in the city, there are opportunities to engage with people who don't look like you. Get to know them and learn from them.
5. Make sure that you are testing the spoken and written words of people against the truth of the Bible.
6. Always remember that we are all image bearers of Christ. As such, we ought to be gracious to one another and to not fear wounding each other as we extend grace.
You can listen to the recording from Sunday, June 7, here:
1. Listen and engage in dialogue (we will make Sunday evening's presentation available as soon as we have access to it).
2. Read about the lives of people like William Wilberforce who took a stand against slavery.
3. Diversify your libraries. Choose authors of different backgrounds and races to learn from.
4. Get to know your neighbours. Whether you live in intentional community such as MoveIn or any other neighbourhood in the city, there are opportunities to engage with people who don't look like you. Get to know them and learn from them.
5. Make sure that you are testing the spoken and written words of people against the truth of the Bible.
6. Always remember that we are all image bearers of Christ. As such, we ought to be gracious to one another and to not fear wounding each other as we extend grace.
You can listen to the recording from Sunday, June 7, here:
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