9.25.22 - A Church for People Who Long for Justice (Kenny Camacho)

SCRIPTURE: Luke 23:39-43, Isaiah 7:14, & Micah 6:8


“When we stand up for causes over people, we reveal that our actual heart is still fixed on ourselves. We want to be right. We think of ourselves as good people because we support something noble. But if our motivations don’t start with actual compassion, with an actual willingness to know and love our neighbors, we won’t stick things out when the spotlight is off us. If we’re going to be a church for anyone, that has to change.”


REFLECTION/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. Where do you see injustice in our community? In the past, have you been involved in “justice work”?

  2. What does the Bible teach us about the role God’s people have in advocating for justice in the world? Whose “side” does the Bible suggest (or command!) us to “be on”?

  3. Kenny said that sometimes we’re not there, for the “right” reasons. What did he mean by this? Can you relate?

  4. He also said that sometimes we are there, for the wrong reasons. What did he mean by this? Can you relate?

  5. What steps can you take this week to build real relationships with people who long for justice?

  6. What do you think people who long for justice need from a local church?

  7. How can Revolution do a better job of being a church for people who long for justice?

Kenny Camacho