Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
--Luke 24:46b-48
Jerusalem is mentioned. That's where it started; that's where it took off from, and it has been rolling on ever since.
We can't lead, for Christ is the leader! We can get out of the way and make our pronouncements about Christianity later. Or we can follow. Actually, it's more like getting caught up in something and you ride along!
If your minister, whoever it may be, has little if anything to say about the death and resurrection of Jesus and/or the proclamation of repentance and forgiveness of sins, don't let him or her get away with it for long. Ministers do tend to have axes to grind. It's best to set the axe down and proclaim what is given to proclaim -- in season and out of season!
Are you caught up in that proclamation?
PD
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