The Outrageousness of the Gospel and the State of the Church
Somewhere along the way, the telling of the gospel seems to have lost its luster. The gospel itself will never lose its luster. It’s always fresh and new, always outrageous, always touching, always unbelievable except by faith. The only way to share the gospel effectively is to give it the presentation it deserves. Our God is a grand God who does outrageous, dramatic things. People have come along and put a damper on the telling of these things. Like a wet blanket covering a smoldering fire, they have done an injustice to the gospel. They have portrayed it through a boring and stale lens. I would argue that anyone who does this possibly doesn’t comprehend the gospel themselves, so there's no way they would be able to effectively share it with others. If they felt the burning fire of God’s love they would be able to express it. Head knowledge is not the same as heart knowledge. This has done a disservice to people because they think they’ve heard the gospel when what they've
