Analogy
Chap Clark argues that the church should function more like an adoptive family than a collection of programs. Young people (and…
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Analogy
Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them
Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them – John Ortberg
Ortberg uses the title to highlight a basic truth about the church: we are all more broken and complicated than we appear on the surface. True community requires moving past the polished version of ourselves and learning to love real people — including the awkward, the difficult, and the disappointing. The church is not a museum of finished saints but a hospital for the still-in-process. He argues that authentic relationships are one of God’s primary tools for formation. We grow as we are known and still loved.
How you’d preach it
Excellent for sermons on community, acceptance, or the messiness of church life.
- Community
- Love
- Truth
Ortberg