ENGAGING THE CULTURE !!! BY BRIAN LUKE LEEMAN

This Sunday at church i was inspired by message shared by a leader in our church.

He talked about engaging the different cultures and not staying in our christian bubble .

The message made ask myself i am reaching/engaging cultures other then my own?

Well i guess i am , with living in a  men's shelter   i have come in contact with different backgrounds i am been in before and ones i have not .

 I thank God for giving me the blessing of being able to understand were the guys are at in life, cause all theses guys need is somebody to listen to them.

So in this blog entry i want to talk about engaging the culture .

Mark 2:15-17New International Version (NIV)

15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Jesus came for everybody  not just a certain group of people .

Jesus came for the broken , the poor, the rich,  the sick , he came for everybody!!!!!!!!!!!

WE as Christians need to get out of our comfort  zone and reach other cultures we are not use to.

For example, the Gay community, though  don't agree with there lifestyle choice or gay marriage , does not mean we should not try to reach them and show them God's love .

  I think we need to find a way to reach them without bashing and making them feel like dirt .

Another example, the homeless, there are a lot of stereotypes about the homeless , some true and some not .  they are broken people who need hope .

We to show them that there is light at the end of tunnel and that Jesus loves  them.

Ways you can help the homeless : 1. Volunteer at soup kitchen .    2.  donate blankets .  3.  give gift cards 4.  be kind 

My challenge for you this week is to engage someone from a different walk of life then yours and just listen to them .