A New Normalنموونە

Day 19 

The normal in Ephesus was worship of Artemis. Everyone had an Artemis statue on the mantelpiece and listened to the Artemis podcast. Then everything changed. As Paul preached in Ephesus, his message was so well received that they stopped Artemis worship and started following Jesus. The response was so huge that the magic shops went bust and the statue factory shut down because no one wanted the old Ephesian lifestyle. They wanted Jesus. 

This was a complete socio-economic shift. Now imagine what that would look like in our day. Imagine churches filled with people. Imagine if the church wasn’t just a place where people got married but became the epicentre of our cities. Imagine the dark and illegal businesses and industries that would close down if the Gospel really took hold of our cities! That is what the New Normal looks like: A renewed society, filled with hope and purpose.