Christianity: a magnetic presence?

The gospel is good news because only Jesus Christ is able to give us true and satisfying answers to our ‘magnetic points’. In providing answers though, Jesus turns the tables by asking us questions that demand a response. In our third session, we’ll explore the gospel’s subversive and fulfilling power.

All God’s image bearers ask the same questions: what’s my place in the universe? Is there a plan? Am I really in control or being controlled? Can I be delivered from the mess of life? These are ‘magnetic points’ expressed in the hopes, fears and dreams of the cultural stories we tell ourselves. We can use these to point to Jesus, but first we need to see how left to ourselves they lead us to wrong and idolatrous answers that will inevitably destroy us. We’ll explore both questions and answers using contemporary examples.