The Gospel According to Naheed Nenshi
by JVS on Feb.10, 2011, under Sermons
This Sunday Calgary’s Mayor is going to be one of the sermon texts I’ll be speaking on. What do he and his policies tell us about the nature of God? After the message we’re going to have a 15-20 minute dialogue about what it might look like to be better citizens. The prophet Jeremiah wrote, “Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 29:7, TNIV The Apostle Paul wrote, “The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation.” So we’re called to be ‘for’ our city. What does this mean?
Here’s the question we’re going to be discussing Sunday,
“Given what you’ve just heard about God’s heart for government leaders and our city, how do you see the church (& yourself) contributing to the building of a better Calgary?” (You can either comment here, text a response on Sunday, or step up to the mic and talk then)
