Today is much different than 2000 years ago. Everything is different: culture, society, technology, science, politics, and more. All of these changes combined with time and the evolution of tradition have made us change the way we think about evangelism, the gospel, and even Christ. Today I would like to compile of list of how we do things versus how Jesus did things.

We hang out with unbelievers when they come to our meetings and programs.
Jesus hung out with unbelievers.

We develop programs to attract the world.
Jesus developed relationships with the world.

We raise funds to build buildings and additions.
Jesus didn’t have a place to lay his head.

We believe that true fellowship with God happens once a week.
Jesus expects true fellowship every day.

We make the gospel attractive.
Jesus made the gospel unattractive.

We create religious systems, doctrines, polity, rules, and more; in the name of being right.
Jesus tore down all those; showing that he was right.

We expect non-followers to act like his followers.
Jesus expected his followers to act like his followers.

We believe that classes equates to discipleship.
Jesus walked with his disciples.

We believe that we cannot perform miraculous things.
Jesus told us that we could perform greater miracles than he did.

My wife is a big fan of the show How I Met Your Mother on CBS. I usually watch it with her because I generally find it entertaining as well. About a month (maybe more) ago they had their season finale. One of the major themes of this episode was miracles. One of the main characters, Ted, had been in a car wreck and his friend, Marshall, was trying to convince another friend, Robin, that it was a miracle. Robin claimed to not believe in miracles, so Marshall kept telling her different stories that he claimed was miracles.

This video clip is one of the miracles that he told Robin about. It literally had me laughing/crying for about 10 minutes. Whenever I think about it I usually started laughing pretty hard. And now I found it on YouTube! I hope y’all enjoy it as much as I did.