Last week we considered some of the ways people respond to perhaps the greatest question Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?”

 

Here at Woodridge UMC, the Jesus we know, love, and strive to follow —the Jesus we have experienced— is the Jesus who broke racial and gender boundaries of his day in order to care for those in need. The Jesus who calls us to express our love of God by loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. That is our answer to the question, “Who do you say that I am?”

 

In last week’s investigation, however, we saw that some responses to that question are completely incompatible with one another. Further, the worst of those responses truly distorts who Jesus was and who he calls us to be. In the last six years or so Christian Nationalism has risen to prominence among some who claim the name Christian. 

How does Christian Nationalism distorts Jesus’ message and threatens the health and well-being of both the church and the nation?

Why is it gaining in popularity again?

What can we do to resist this ideology in ways that keep us from losing our souls in the process?

Again and always, “Who do you say that I am?”

 

Pastor Dave will wrestle with these questions and more this Sunday, August 21st, in his sermon, “The Jesus Wars Continue.”

 

N.B. One action of resistance you can take right now is adding your name to this statement by Christians Against Christian Nationalism.

 

Worship with us Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in person or online via our Woodridge UMC YouTube Channel. All are welcome!