Are you dangerous?

Are you sure?

Today, I want to ask you, what does it mean to be a “dangerous” follower of Jesus? What does it mean to live “dangerously” in this world as a follower of Jesus? Would Jesus want us to live dangerously, or to be dangerous?

Let’s put it another way….

How many of you feel that your faith is a dangerous force that can disrupt the powers and principalities of this world? How many of you believe that Jesus is a dangerous force? That the Holy Spirit is a dangerous force that can turn the world upside down?

I see puzzled expressions. Perhaps before we can answer that question, we need to ask: “Dangerous to whom?”

We tend to think of “danger” as a negative. Criminals are dangerous. Knives are dangerous. Guns are dangerous. Serial killers are dangerous. They ar…