So I recently asked "How many of you have a Catholic family member or friend?" and about 80% of the hands shot up during a worship service at Liquid. That's roughly 4 out of 5 people who attend attend our church-- one of the many reasons I'm pumped for our new series this March!
Catholic Questions from Liquid Church on Vimeo.
To set your mind at ease, lemme be clear:
The goal of this series is NOT to bash Catholics-- in fact, just the opposite! The goal of "Catholic Questions" is to BUILD BRIDGES to family, friends, and Catholic neighbors in our everyday lives.
Lemme assure you I'm taking GREAT CARE to make sure folks understand the heart behind what we're doing. My deep heart is to reach-out to folks who haven't been to Mass in years-- or are new to this whole "relationship with Jesus" thing-- and are wondering if there's still a place at church for them?
Candidly, I believe we best answer Jesus' prayer for unity (John 17:21-23) when we show respect & honor our Catholic brothers & sisters-- without white-washing the fact that we do, indeed, have doctrinal differences.
My hope is to apply Grace and Truth in equal measures and clear-up some of the confusion that exists out there among Catholics & Protestants alike. We have much in common in Christ to celebrate-- and I hope this series will encourage folks across the spectrum to follow hard after Jesus.
Do you have a Catholic question?
If so, I'll be inviting folks to submit theirs during week one of the series... Be sure to invite a friend here!
Q for Pastor Tim: how do you KNOW that the Holy Scripture is all you need? What tells you that? Might you need a God-led authority (like the Roman Catholic Church) to tell you that?
Posted by: Christian Sanelli | March 16, 2010 at 12:38 PM