I had a few requests regarding the video that we showed on Sunday so enjoy the full version:
Why show a video like this? Do you realize that we often act just like “Boy Shakira”! No, I don’t think that most of you out there actually put on a dress and make up at home behind closed doors. No, we sometimes put on a show, dress the part, talk the talk, wear a suit, have a cross around our neck, perhaps pray before we eat (at least if we are out in public). What am I saying? We know how to “dress ourselves”, we “play a part” we know how to act christian, but that is just something that we DO it is not who we ARE. Think about it and ask yourself “what does it mean to BE a christian”?
Think about what Jesus told the religious people of the time in Matthew 23:25. Jesus is basically saying I can see through the dress and the makeup. He is practically saying that they were “playing dress up”. The religious people, the Pharisees were “pulling a boy shakira” and Jesus called their bluff.
There are many people out there that pray, believe, give, attend a worship gathering, etc. way more than you do. They might call themselves Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus or something else, but the fact is that they give, pray, believe. So, what sets you apart as a follower of Jesus Christ? Remember to be a Christian is not something that we do, it is something that we are.
