Speaker: Pastor Nate Herrlin

Indifference

"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Deitrich Bonhoeffer

“The church was silent when it should have cried out because the blood of the innocent was crying aloud to heaven. She is guilty of the deaths of the weakest and most defenseless brothers of Jesus Christ.” - Deitrich Bonhoeffer

What percentage of Christians in our country do you think are “fully committed” to God?

Why is it rare that people would be “fully committed” to God?

- Delayed gratification
- Disappointment
- Distractions

“I care too much about _______________, which leaves less for me to give
to the most important things.”

“The church was silent when it should have cried out because the blood of the innocent was crying aloud to heaven. She is guilty of the deaths of the weakest and most defenseless brothers of Jesus Christ.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

- Identify the OBSTACLES.
- Prioritize YOUR RELATIONSHIP with God.
- MOVE CLOSER to others who need Him too.

My NEXT STEP with God, THIS WEEK is to...

-- confess the indifference in my heart toward God’s purposes for me.

-- move toward someone I know who is far from God. Who & how?

-- work on memorizing Matthew 5:14-16 & 2 Chronicles 16:9 because I want God’s heart to be written on mine.

-- read one of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s biographies: “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” by Eric Metaxas or “Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the midst of wickedness” by Janet & Geoff Benge.

-- watch the new movie “Unplanned” (on DVD).

-- other