Race Relations in The Church

Ephesians 2:8-22

“11:00 on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflection Points

• Using 3 descriptive words or phrases, how would you describe the group of people with whom you most easily identify? (think about things like age, race, class, gender, religion, etc…
• On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the most difficult), how difficult do you think it would be for you to belong to a church in which you were an ethnic minority? Why?
• Search your heart: what “BC” thoughts and attitudes of Christians of other ethnicities have you smuggled into your “AD” life?
• The “Dividing Wall of Hostility” (Ephesians 2:14) separated the Gentiles from the Jews when they all went to the Temple.  The Gentiles were threatened with death if they tried to enter the “Jews only” section.  How do you think the average Black family, or Indian family, or Asian family, or interracial family, etc… feels when they enter a gathering of our church?

Due to trouble with recording, the audio for this week’s sermon will not be available.  However, Raymond has made a detailed outline and notes of not only the scripture discussed, but also the sermon itself.  Please take the time to read over this.

One Response to “Race Relations in The Church”

1. Beth & Chris Says:
   March 8th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

   Hey Raymond, CHAT is hosting work groups from ODU and UR this week, and Chris has been asked to lead a discussion on Racial Reconciliation. We knew we wanted to use Ephes 2, and remembered you preached on it. Your notes and discussion questions have been an amazing resource!! Thanks for all the time you put into this. Makes me miss RH sermons in the morning, good thing you visit us at East End every once in a while!

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