April 22nd, 2009
Craig Groeschel: How Much Do You Believe the Gospel?
Craig challenged over 3000 church planters at Exponential by considering three levels of belief in the gospel:
1) I believe the gospel enough to benefit from it.
2) I believe the gospel enough to contribute comfortably.
3) I believe the gospel enough to give my life to it.
Then he brought the hammer. The clarity is not the identification of these three levels, but the realization that success in level 3 can lead you to cross back into level 2. Craig admitted his own struggle with this dynamic and challenged young leaders to be prepared for the temptation.
[...] I am grateful for a profound little talk that Craig Groeschel gave that helped me see my entitlement tendencies. If you resonate with this point, check out the short post, How Much Do You Believe the Gospel?. [...]
The gospel i tell people every were i go, the gospel is my life, all i think, all i do, all i live, the gospel is who i am.