sermonette: 30,000 Feet Up
David C. Grabbe
Given 19-Oct-08; Sermon #FT08-10s; 20 minutes
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David Grabbe, describing the dramatic Internet presence of the Church of the Great God, reports that over 40,000 Berean Bible Studies are mailed out every day, a 54% increase over last year. In addition, the record page requests for bibletools.org has exceeded 6,000,000, with 120,000 unique visitors each month. From 30,000 feet up in the sky, we can see the big picture, but as we move to 20,000 feet, things get a little more complicated and less predictable. Under Herbert W. Armstrong, the church had a uniquely large media presence. After the scattering of the church, that media coverage has never again been attained, but the work went forward in a myriad of different venues. As we descend to the earth level, we see increasingly more problems, revealing differences in background, philosophy, occupations, and artistic tastes. The solution to disunity is not to merge the scattered pieces back together, but instead to individually conform to Christ's image. After this transformation occurs, we will by default come to unity. We have to trust that God is bringing His begotten children to that level of spirituality and godliness, filling in the details. We must allow God to develop us as He will.
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Differences in background Differing altitudes and perspectives Transformed into the image of Christ Trust in God Unity
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