Proclaiming Christ to a Postmodern World

1 Peter 3:14-16

“Worldview”

A set of presuppositions (assumptions) that govern how a person understands reality – a framework for understanding yourself and your world

–Everyone has one

–Usually unquestioned

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

“We ought never to allow ourselves to be persuaded of the truth of anything unless on the evidence of our reason.”

Rene Descartes

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

• Experience (postmodernism)“There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.”

Harold Pinter

TAMU campus: Bizzell St @ Ross St

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

• Experience (postmodernism)

“It is up to you to give [life] a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.”

Jean-Paul Sartre

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

• Experience (postmodernism)

“It's a Lot Like Religion. You Pick and Choose What Works for You.”

Johnny Depp

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

• Experience (postmodernism)

“I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me.” Jesus Christ (Jn 14:6)

Sources of Authority

• Revelation• Reason (modernism)

• Experience (postmodernism)“there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

Peter (Ac 4:12)

Sources of Authority

“Religious exclusivity is not just narrow – it’s dangerous. Religion has led to untold strife, division, and conflict. It may be the greatest enemy of peace in the world. If Christians continue to insist that they have ‘the truth’ – and if other religions do this as well – the world will never know peace. ”

20-something New Yorker

How to Respond

1. Revere Christ, not Man

2. Prepare to share your hope

– Master the Gospel• Jesus is the eternal Son of God• Jesus lived a sinless life• Jesus died for our sins• Jesus rose victorious from the

dead• Jesus freely gives us life

How to Respond

1. Revere Christ, not Man

2. Prepare to share your hope

– Master the Gospel

– Master your story

How to Respond

1. Revere Christ, not man

2. Prepare to share your hope

3. Convey humility and respect

– not our enemies; they’re P.O.W.’s

How to Respond

1. Revere Christ, not man

2. Prepare to share your hope

3. Convey humility and respect

4. Prove your hope with your life

• GO! Conference– Tues, 6:30pm, Breakaway @

Central Baptist Church

• Europe Breakfast– Thur, 6:45am, GBC Anderson

• Europe Dessert– Fri, 7pm, GBC Anderson

• Short-term lunch– Sun, 12:30pm, GBC Anderson