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Going Green

Posted on Sunday 1 June 2008 by Greg @ 7:54 am
Filed under: Rants

I’m doing a new series on our Dare 2 Share Uncensored Podcasts called Going Green. No, not that kind of green. But I do think that environmentalism concern is a great analogy for taking care of the climate of our soul.

Here are the titles and descriptions of the sermons in this short series.

1. Plant a Tree for Jesus (on Psalm 1 and what takes place when we plant our tree by the rivers of water instead of the world)
2. Jesus Recycles (on the power of prayer to transform our inner life and give us a renewed strength)
3. Conserve Energy (on living in the power of the Spirit of God instead of trying to live the Christian life in our own strength)
4. Pick up your trash (on cleaning up the areas of our lives that are littered with beseting sins and bad habits.)

Anyway, I hope the environmental analogy won’t tick anybody off. Sometimes people are sensitive about this subject. If you happen to be one of those who get angry at this sort of thing just realize I’m using this series as an analogy, nothing else. Please don’t burn my books or waste fuel by getting in your car to drive over to Starbucks to confront me. It will only add to global warming.

Seriously, my hope and prayer is that this series encourages all of us (no matter what our take on the issue of creation care) to make our souls the purest place in all of God’s green earth.

By the way Dare2share Uncensored podcasts are available on dare2share.org as well as itunes. You can download the sermon outlines and use them in small group or Sunday school or wherever. Check them out!

Signed, Greg Stier

4 Comments for 'Going Green'

  1. On June 2, 2008 @ 7:19 am Cheryl said:

    • I CAN’T wait to hear the new podcasts.. If only the world’s “energy” could be used to spread the word of Christ we would really be closer to “saving” our world:) God Bless!!

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  2. On June 2, 2008 @ 10:33 pm Bubelaiken said:

    • That what im talking about!!!

      I love Green enviormantal

      matter of fact im one of those peoples who love to save the earth!!!

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  3. On June 7, 2008 @ 3:47 pm Lindsey said:

    • I’m working at a Christian Camp this summer as a counselor and we’re making sure the campers leave not panicked or ignorant, but informed! We don’t do a lot, but we do compost and use as many compostable products as possible. There’s a composting toilet as well, but I won’t go into any detail with that!

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  4. On June 12, 2008 @ 4:23 pm Jack Gilstrap said:

    • I think it’s a shame that any Christian would feel like he has to apologize for bringing up environmental concern, even in an analogy. And though the analogies used here are very good ones, it’s high time for Christians to get to the forefront of cleaning up and caring for creation. The language of environmentalism needs to be something we use for more than just spiritual analogies. We have been a big part of the problem for far too long. The Bible in no way presents the idea that this earth is just an incubation place for human souls headed for eternity, so it doesn’t matter what we do with our surroundings, just so long as we get people saved and keep our own spiritual selves on the straight and narrow. We have been given a responsibility, and whether we use and abuse, or care for and protect, what God has made, is a spiritual issue.

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