East Lake Community Church
What would it be like if there was a diverse group of people that actually all agreed on the premise that JESUS is the WAY TO GOD, JESUS IS GOD, and the BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD while addressing issues regarding RACISM, SEXISM, CLASSISM, AGEISM and every other ism? We believe it would be a colorful community of GRACISTS. People who intentionally extended positive favor to other people regardless of, and sometimes because of their color, class, or culture. I pray you make every effort to not miss one of the next 8 Sundays.......
Racism according to Google: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
Or according to Wikipedia Racism:
is the scientifically false belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another.
In the book GRACISM Dr. David Anderson defines
racism as speaking, acting, or thinking negatively about someone else solely based on that person’s color, class, or culture.
Gracism is: the positive extension of favor to other people regardless of, and sometimes because of color, class, or culture.
1 Corinthians 12:22-23 CSB
The Seven Saying of a Gracist are the following I WILL:
1. Lift You Up
2. Cover You
3. Share with You
4. Honor You
5. Stand with You
6. Consider You
7. Celebrate You
I. Lifters Need to LOVE GOD
John 13:1 CSB
II. Lifters Need to LOVE PEOPLE
John 13:2 CSB
a. Even their enemies
III. Lifters Need to LOVE TO SERVE
Luke 6:27-28 CSB
Matthew 5:43-45 CSB
John 13:3-5 CSB
IV. Lifters Need to BE HUMBLE
John 13:6-10 CSB
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
2 Corinthians 5:16-20 CSB