On Saturday Dianna and I ventured out with the boys to the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. We were in the middle of one of the animal shows at the ampitheater when the howler monkeys started in with their howling and rioty ruckus. You could tell that the presenter in the ampitheater was having to compete with the noise of those monkeys. You could even tell that everyone else present was aware of all the noise behind us.
The early church was like those howler monkeys to some extent: they were making noise! When we study some attributes of the early church, one of those attributes that stands out is the fact that they were willing to make noise and make themselves heard for the cause of Christ. I see from the book of Acts that they were causing a disturbance (Acts 4:1-4), they were going about preaching the Word (Acts 5:40ff) and they were risking their lives (Acts 7). If we're going to take some notes from the early church, we need to be making some noise today instead of staying silent.
If you want to listen to my thoughts in more detail, check out my latest sermon audio link that I posted this morning. Let's make sure we're being heard, as the church should be the voice of God carrying His Word to the world. We should be causing a disturbance and rocking the boat at times. We should be preaching Jesus and teaching His message by evangelizing others in their homes, in the workplace or wherever we can. We also need to be convicted about this cause so others can see that we would risk our lives for Christ if necessary. God help us to be more devoted Christians as we make noise for Him!
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