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Radical Radical LivingLiving

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StrengthStrengthIsaiah 29:13 Isaiah 29:13 (NIVUK)(NIVUK)

The Lord says: The Lord says:

““These people come near to me These people come near to me with their mouth and honour with their mouth and honour me with their lips, but their me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. hearts are far from me.

Their worship of me is based on Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have merely human rules they have been taught.”been taught.”

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StrengthStrength3 Criticisms3 Criticisms

Christianity is for wimpsChristianity is for wimps

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StrengthStrengthWhat Jesus saidWhat Jesus said Anger = murderAnger = murder Forgive and be Forgive and be

reconciledreconciled Lust = adulteryLust = adultery Be faithful in Be faithful in

marriagemarriage Keep your wordKeep your word Don’t retaliate Don’t retaliate

or take revenge or take revenge

Love your Love your enemiesenemies

Pray for your Pray for your persecutorspersecutors

Go the extra Go the extra milemile

Do more than is Do more than is requiredrequired

Demonstrate Demonstrate who you really who you really areare

Imitate God – Imitate God – be perfectbe perfect

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StrengthStrength3 Criticisms3 Criticisms

Christianity is for wimpsChristianity is for wimps Christians don’t really believe Christians don’t really believe

the Biblethe Bible

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Christianity is for wimpsChristianity is for wimps Christians don’t really believe Christians don’t really believe

the Biblethe Bible Christians are hypocritesChristians are hypocrites

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StrengthStrengthBeing perfectBeing perfect

Setting the agenda in Setting the agenda in integrity, integrity, faithfulness, equality, grace and faithfulness, equality, grace and mercy mercy

Defining culture and upholding Defining culture and upholding moralitymorality

Defending the vulnerable and Defending the vulnerable and standing up for those treated standing up for those treated unjustlyunjustly

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StrengthStrengthMicah 6:8Micah 6:8He has shown all you people what is good. He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God humbly with your God (TNIV)(TNIV)

But he's already made it plain how to live, But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbour, be and just to your neighbour, be compassionate and loyal in your love, and compassionate and loyal in your love, and don't take yourself too seriously – take God don't take yourself too seriously – take God seriouslyseriously (Message) (Message)

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Fundamental Fundamental questionsquestions

Who will show the world what God’s ways Who will show the world what God’s ways are?are?

Who will intercede for people who have no Who will intercede for people who have no faith?faith?

Who will cry out to God for mercy on a world Who will cry out to God for mercy on a world that’s turned its back on Him?that’s turned its back on Him?

Who will pray for the peace and prosperity of Who will pray for the peace and prosperity of our community? our community?

Who will seek God’s blessing on world Who will seek God’s blessing on world leaders so that we can live peaceful lives? leaders so that we can live peaceful lives?

Who will love the unlovable and the Who will love the unlovable and the disenfranchised?disenfranchised?

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StrengthStrengthThe ChallengeThe Challenge We need to understand how much We need to understand how much

God the Father loves usGod the Father loves us We need to make Jesus not just We need to make Jesus not just

our Saviour but our Lordour Saviour but our Lord We need the power of the Holy We need the power of the Holy

Spirit living in us – on a daily basisSpirit living in us – on a daily basis