Radiant Church
De-Reconstructing - Part 2
Hypocrisy In Authority
Locations & Times
Radiant Church
409 S Washington Ave, Ludington, MI 49431, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Families are being torn apart, apostasy is happening, churches are being emptied, and many are being deceived (2 Thes 2:3 “a great falling away”)
• Earthly coverings CAN BE a blessing IF they aren’t the final authority
• Leaders are engaged in sexual immorality, greed, lies, and abuse
• Celebrity culture needs to be eliminated in our worship expressions!
• Leaders are engaged in sexual immorality, greed, lies, and abuse
• Celebrity culture needs to be eliminated in our worship expressions!
• Renovation: Mistakes/deficiencies need to be carefully patched
• Demolition: Unrepentant sins need exposing, removal, and rebuilding
• Don’t mistake differing preferences/perspectives/practices as sin!
• Motive: Restore or humiliate a drunk/naked Moses? (Genesis 9:20-28)
• Demolition: Unrepentant sins need exposing, removal, and rebuilding
• Don’t mistake differing preferences/perspectives/practices as sin!
• Motive: Restore or humiliate a drunk/naked Moses? (Genesis 9:20-28)
• Matthew 18:15-17: Approach confidentially > add accountability/clarity > address your church > separation until repentance
• Vivisection: Experimental practice of performing surgery on a living thing: Unchecked deconstruction can kill someone’s faith in God (the stakes are higher) while promising revelation/freedom/fulfillment
• Dragging our disputes to the court of public opinion damages our witness
• Jesus is meticulously “washing us with water through the Word” (Eph 5:26)
• If we don’t worship leaders (unrealistic and unholy expectations), then why do we allow fallen leaders to derail our worship?
• If the leaders REMAIN qualified/humble/servants, then the church governance structure will be healthy/effective/life-giving (not perfect)
• Elders/deacons are FIRST a child of God, then spiritual leaders (not just business employees, performing artist, or educators)
• “There is no end goal or destination to the deconstruction process, just never ending skepticism” The Deconstruction Of Christianity book
• Vivisection: Experimental practice of performing surgery on a living thing: Unchecked deconstruction can kill someone’s faith in God (the stakes are higher) while promising revelation/freedom/fulfillment
• Dragging our disputes to the court of public opinion damages our witness
• Jesus is meticulously “washing us with water through the Word” (Eph 5:26)
• If we don’t worship leaders (unrealistic and unholy expectations), then why do we allow fallen leaders to derail our worship?
• If the leaders REMAIN qualified/humble/servants, then the church governance structure will be healthy/effective/life-giving (not perfect)
• Elders/deacons are FIRST a child of God, then spiritual leaders (not just business employees, performing artist, or educators)
• “There is no end goal or destination to the deconstruction process, just never ending skepticism” The Deconstruction Of Christianity book
• Spiritual maturity and genuine repentance are proven over time through observation (sometimes a pause is the most responsible course of action)
• Talent (often confused for “anointing”) without integrity eventually collapses under its own weight (1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9)
• Restoration doesn’t always mean reinstatement, especially when trust/credibility is lost/damaged (responsible for shepherding the flock)
• Talent (often confused for “anointing”) without integrity eventually collapses under its own weight (1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9)
• Restoration doesn’t always mean reinstatement, especially when trust/credibility is lost/damaged (responsible for shepherding the flock)