Things I regret.
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I regret the the way our faith has been I regret the the way our faith has been communicated in recent decades. I regret communicated in recent decades. I regret communicated in recent decades. I regret the way we've trained leaders in the the way we've trained leaders in the the way we've trained leaders in the churches. I regret the way we've trained churches. I regret the way we've trained churches. I regret the way we've trained ministers and clergy persons in our ministers and clergy persons in our ministers and clergy persons in our seminaries and our schools. It's an seminaries and our schools. It's an seminaries and our schools. It's an intellectual exercise [music] with with intellectual exercise [music] with with intellectual exercise [music] with with very little attention pointed towards very little attention pointed towards very little attention pointed towards anything other than being kind and anything other than being kind and anything other than being kind and gentle. Now, there's a side of God gentle. Now, there's a side of God gentle. Now, there's a side of God that's kind and gentle, but that's not that's kind and gentle, but that's not that's kind and gentle, but that's not the full expression of the character of the full expression of the character of the full expression of the character of God and it's not the full expression of God and it's not the full expression of God and it's not the full expression of his church. We're going to need a his church. We're going to need a his church. We're going to need a tenacity, a courage, a determination, a tenacity, a courage, a determination, a tenacity, a courage, a determination, a willingness to persevere. I think we all willingness to persevere. I think we all willingness to persevere. I think we all understand that evil isn't kind. Evil is understand that evil isn't kind. Evil is understand that evil isn't kind. Evil is not retiring. not retiring. not retiring. Evil isn't timid. Do you think we can Evil isn't timid. Do you think we can Evil isn't timid. Do you think we can stand and overcome evil without the stand and overcome evil without the stand and overcome evil without the courage and the boldness courage and the boldness courage and the boldness and the determination of the spirit of and the determination of the spirit of and the determination of the spirit of God?
Summary
The sermon laments the overly intellectual and gentle approach to faith and leadership training in recent decades, which has neglected the full character of God. It argues that overcoming evil requires the tenacity, courage, and determination of the Holy Spirit, not just kindness. The practical takeaway is the need for boldness and perseverance in faith to confront and overcome evil effectively.