Who does God think he is?
Tony spoke on a series entitled "Who does God think he is?" This past week was on being "honest with God" and it sparked a lot of debate amoungst the group. Part of the philosophy at Eikon is: no spoon-feeding the Word, rather, engage people by asking questions that make you think what we read and come to believe.
Christ asked over 300 questions in the Gospels and only answered 3 of them directly. He didn't give them 3-point sermons and break things down through logic and reason. He captivated his audience by engaging them through pondering questions and brilliant storytelling.
He was, if you think about it, communicating to a first century, right-brain (imaginative, sensational, relational, experiential) culture. Coincidentally, the current culture has shifted from 300 years of left-brain (logic, rational, "I think there for I am") into right-brain. Tony does a great job at making people think in different ways. You should see it in action; by the end of the message, our team spends another 2 hours in conversation over the scripture. It's incredibly engaging.
The central story behind this weeks message was in Genesis 22, when Abraham ultimately makes the decision that he will go through with sacrificing Isaac, his son.
Check out a very different take on the story.
It'll make you think.
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posted by dcschmiddy at 6:41 PM
3 Comments:
The more I fall in love with God, the less afraid I am to ask questions like this. I no longer care what people will think if I say or think a certain thing that may seem weird or heretical, because it's me exploring my relationship with God. He's not afraid so I don't want to be either.
Great talk, can I get a podcast of Tony?? The story of Abraham trying to sacrifice Isaac (spelling awfull i'm sure) has always not sat right with me, I really appreciated his perspective on it. Ya'll are doing good things over there, keep riding that wave =)
Justin
Thanks for that. It really hit home.
J
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