Comments on: Class Boundaries vs. the Supremacy of Christ http://christcentred.org/2008/05/08/class-boundaries-vs-the-supremacy-of-christ/ Helping Ordinary People Keep Christ Central Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tim Wilson http://christcentred.org/2008/05/08/class-boundaries-vs-the-supremacy-of-christ/#comment-76 Tim Wilson Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:15 +0000 http://christcentred.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-76 I think that's a very perceptive point. I heard of a recently saved woman not going to the talks by John Piper at New Word Alive because the first went totally over her head. That woke me up. I love Piper. Yet in the real world we can't spend 20 minutes talking about our title. It's a great temptation. At the weekend I was going to preach to young people at my Church. I desperately want to impress my Uni church with my preaching. But for Christ's sake I had illustrations about Nintendo Wii's, skateboarding and getting my car towed. I think it was the right decision I think your church got it right too. But knowledge puffs up and the desire to look like the intellectual reformed guy is massive. Thanks for your comments. I think that’s a very perceptive point. I heard of a recently saved woman not going to the talks by John Piper at New Word Alive because the first went totally over her head. That woke me up. I love Piper. Yet in the real world we can’t spend 20 minutes talking about our title.

It’s a great temptation. At the weekend I was going to preach to young people at my Church. I desperately want to impress my Uni church with my preaching. But for Christ’s sake I had illustrations about Nintendo Wii’s, skateboarding and getting my car towed. I think it was the right decision

I think your church got it right too. But knowledge puffs up and the desire to look like the intellectual reformed guy is massive.

Thanks for your comments.

]]> By: rjs1 http://christcentred.org/2008/05/08/class-boundaries-vs-the-supremacy-of-christ/#comment-75 rjs1 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:03:27 +0000 http://christcentred.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-75 I don't want to paint with too broad a brush stroke, but I think one reason has been the style of preaching. I attended a church in Elswick (Newcastle) which was in a very poor area and the preaching was simple and good. If ou went to another 'Reformed' church the preaching was overly intellectual. This is naturally offputting to the illeducated. I don’t want to paint with too broad a brush stroke, but I think one reason has been the style of preaching. I attended a church in Elswick (Newcastle) which was in a very poor area and the preaching was simple and good. If ou went to another ‘Reformed’ church the preaching was overly intellectual. This is naturally offputting to the illeducated.

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