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In an increasingly materialistic and pagan environment, it is time that we reclaim the entire Christian Story, finding innovative and creative ways to tell people the Good News of our Savior and King! The Christian Story is not only for pastors to tell. All the citizens of God’s Kingdom are called to extend the reign of Jesus Christ into every nook and cranny of a society held captive to the forces of evil. The Story is true. The Story is ours.

Jesus told the Story of what God was doing by using parables, and His stories are still analyzed, discussed, and applied today. C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe cloaks the Christian message in beautiful allegory and still has the power to captivate children and adults more than 50 years later. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings communicates integral parts of the Christian worldview, showcasing the struggle against good and evil.

We must tell the Story in the business world, where the wisdom of the experts would have every worker living only to serve Mammon. Living out the Gospel Story would mean purposefully subverting the materialistic mindset, by living according to Another’s lordship, laying up treasure in heaven and seeking the justice, mercy and humility that God requires.

We must tell the Story in the political realm, where the kingdom of man and the Kingdom of God often collide. In a world known for corruption, struggles over power and holding onto authority through bribery of the electorate and special interest groups, men and women of God must be ready to show the world that there’s another way to lead, other ways to use authority, and an honest way to live.

We must communicate our worldview through the arts – music, television, movies, books – creatively communicating God’s truth to a world that desperately needs it. The people of God’s Kingdom must be shining light in every part of society. That’s how the Story can be told.

When Christians begin to tell the Story – all of it – highlighting Creation, Fall, Redemption and our Future Glory, we will see lost people repent, not in the way we usually use that word (a mere feeling sorry for past sins), but in the way God intends – a “turning around” and “changing of the mind.” Salvation is more than an emotional decision or intellectual recognition of the propositions on a commitment card. To repent means to turn around and go in the opposite direction – to change your way of thinking – to begin living your life in light of a Story different than the one you thought you knew.

The world is crying out for the Story. Will we be bold enough to tell it?

(Part 3 of 3)

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