That's the title of my sermon/presentation for this Sunday. It's based off of Paul's short stint in Athens when he saw all of the altars to different gods, including the "Unknown God", which he declared as known to the people of Athens. The Kabiye know a creator "god", but he is far off and uninvolved in the lives of humans. We are going to join with the Lord and our teammates in making known the God that they revere as unknown. Additionally, our God can free them from the bondage of ancestor and spirit appeasment, a vicious cycle of the spirits becoming angry, being appeased through sacrifice, and then becoming angry again. This weighs heavily on the hearts and souls of the Kabiye, and as Jerome Amana, a Kabiye elder, once said, "We used to lay down at night, but we could not sleep well, because Satan would trouble us. But now that we follow Jesus, our hearts have found true freedom."
What a beautiful statement of faith and conviction. God grant us all this acceptance of and appreciation for God's gift of Grace.
2 comments:
I wish we could have been there this past Sunday. I'm sure your sermon was great. Sonya and I are really looking forward to seeing you guys this weekend.
I wish we could have been there this past Sunday to hear your sermon. I'm sure it was excellent. We're keeping you guys in our prayers.
Sonya & I are really looking forward to seeing you all this weekend. See you soon.
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