im not that savvy when it comes to church history or history alone for that matter...i slept through all that stuff in high school and seminary but for the past couple of weeks ive thought about that monumental day back in 1517 when one man with one message decided to take a stand for what he felt burning in his heart.
martin luther saw that the church had become something it was never intended to be and his convictions wouldnt allow him to let it stay in the condition it was in. so what does he do? he points out
95 things that he felt like needed to be addressed. and how does he get the message out? NAILS THE MESSAGE TO THE DOORS OF A
CHURCH!!!! ouch!! that decision to say what he said has changed not only church history but history itself. WOW!!! i guess my thought is simply this: do the messages i speak really bring about any significant change? do the words that you say have any lasting value? what if someone took the notes to my last sermon, or my best sermon at that, and nailed them to the doors of a church would anyone even stop to read? i guess the most practical application would be to encourage you to say what needs to be said....dont hold back from speaking truth even if it cost you great pain to do it....weither its a sermon,relationship,friendship or a mtg "say what needs to be said even if it hurts." forgive my rambling.AMEN :-)
