Sunday Reflections!!

Let me just start off by saying, that I now have a new found respect for Clemson head football coach Tommy Bowden. This Sunday at Newspring Church in Anderson, S.C. coach Tommy Bowden loaded up three Clemson University buses, and brought the entire football team to the 11:15 service. I know we here a lot about how the country is headed down the wrong road, a statement I couldn't agree with more, but when you have leaders in big positions like Tommy Bowden, Tony Dungy, Mark Richt, and the list goes on I believe that before long we'll be headed in the right direction with the guidance of God. All these people that I previously named are all head football coaches at major universities or professional teams. Many times I hear people who are against the contemporary movement, I couldn't tell you why, maybe because they're reaching so many for Christ and the critics become jealous. For those of whom that is true read John 3:26, "And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he (Jesus) that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him." Followers of John begin to get angry when they see that more men are following Jesus, who is spreading the word just as John is. John is quick to tell them in following verses, that it's not about him, but all about furthering the kingdom of God. Most critics however will deny this, and go on criticising and quoting the verse "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you," (2Cor. 6:17) In other words they are interpreting the verse to say, don't use the means provided to reach the lost, which of course is incorrect. The verse simply and very clearly states that as a Christian, you should not be as the world is, you should not do as they do, "come out from among them, and be ye seperate", "touch not the unclean thing" DONT DO IT!!!!!! What the critics are saying, is that contemporary music is worldly. If this is a true statement, I would certainly be forced to believe that Sports are worldly and wrong as well. Meaning that the people I mentioned earlier are having no effect for God. Going back to Sports being Worldly, what about the Super Bowl, with all the beer ads, pre and post game party's, don't forget the rock music at half time, not to mention it's on a SUNDAY!!!! That would have to be a whole lot more worldly than contemporary music wouldn't you say? So for all the critics, I want you to be aware of what is about to be made factual. God used something way more worldly than contemporary music, jeans, and theatre seats (critics view of a contemporary church) to reach the biggest audience in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!!! He used TV, ROCK MUSIC, FOOTBALL, and SUNDAY NIGHT CHURCH TIME, to spread his word to an audience bigger than any preacher as ever witnessed to. An audience bigger than Paul, John the Baptist, Peter, or any other bible great has ever spoke to. On February 4, 2007 Tony Dungy gave his testimony and made his faith known to an estimated 93 million people, something that had never been done before in front of so many people. So to all the critics, I would say stop using the word of God to defend your sinful jealousy and just admit God is bigger than you give him credit for.