Seizing the “gospel opportunity” that tragedy presents
18 12 2012
During our Sunday evening service I lead us through Luke 13:1-9 attempting to help us know how to use the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut as a gospel platform. Many of us will be interacting with neighbors, co-workers, and family members that are trying to process this tragedy. Christ models some wonderful principles in this text to help us minister.
The one thought I tried to press most was the way that the Lord gently turned the conversation away from the dead and focused the conversation to the living. In a similar way we must gently turn our conversations away from “why did those children have to die?” to ask the living “have you ever wondered why you are still alive?” From that platform we can graciously present the gospel.
You can download the handout (with some additional principles) from that message here
