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<\/a>[2] Connecting this week to last semester, the visual ethnography of this picture speaks volumes. (Thank you Sarah Pink). A lifetime of preaching, laser focused on Jesus, to millions of souls, using the technology of his day, tsusamis of salvations through faith and prayer. To God be the glory!<\/p>\nTherefore, my Blog this week will review\u00a0The Rebel Sell,\u00a0<\/em>by Heath and Potter, through how I think Billy Graham words might have sounded…<\/p>\n Many in our world are disenchanted. Consumerism and the American dream has not satisfied the human soul. There is a God sized hole in your human heart. Money, stuff and things have not been able to provide lasting fulfilment.\u00a0No amount of purchases can replace God’s amazing grace. There is only one way to fill this void inside of us, it is with the love of Jesus Christ!<\/p>\n I understand some are saying our “culture cannot be jammed.” [3] In other words, our society’s maddening drive towards seeking power and militarism through being anti-government, anti-corporation and pro-media, cannot be stopped [4]. Today I will show you a different path, one that is less popular, but provides the lasting hope and peace you are desparately looking for.<\/p>\n Many people have been tempted to be “countercultural” [5] through celebrating radical types of music, others have attempted to be extreme “rebels” [6] by disrupting the norms of society, some have tried to show stubborn “resistance” to all who are part of any so-called system.<\/p>\n I am here today to give you an alternative to the pent up rage you feel in your heart towards others. I want to share with you the only way to offload your anger about your rights being constantly violated. There is an answer to the uncertainty you feel about your future. Here it is: God loves you! [7]<\/p>\n John 3:16 is my favorite verse and it says, “For God so loves the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”<\/p>\n Unfortunately, your hard heart is separating you from God. The Bible calls this a sin. We are all sinners, as the Bible says in Romans 3:23, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” The price for our sin is death, but the gift of God, is eternal life through Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23). To receive forgiveness for our sins, we must confess that we are sinners, and believe that God raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 10:9).<\/p>\n Buddha said toward the end of his life, “I am still searching for the truth.” [8] But here was Jesus who appeared and said,\u00a0\u201cI am the way and the truth<\/strong>\u00a0and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).<\/p>\n To put it simply, anyone who repents (who does an about face and turns to Jesus) and accepts God’s forgiveness (we call this grace), by putting their faith in Him, will be saved from their sins (Romans 10:13).<\/p>\n Your new relationship with Jesus will give you a peace that passes understanding. Some will tell you, “to make peace with the masses.”[9] However, Jesus is the only one who is able to provide this peace, because he has been described as the Prince of Peace. [10]<\/p>\n After coming to Jesus, the Bible teaches us how to live our lives to God’s glory. Just be “authentic” [11] in your faith for Jesus. This is quite amazing if you are a countercultural rebel who resists conformity, and one who subverts following the masses–that is EXACTLY what Jesus says to do. You do not have to follow the masses. \u00a0You do not have to conform. You are supposed to be countercultural. Jesus provides an answer for all of us rebels. I will close with these words from Scripture:<\/p>\n Jesus said, \u201cEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Matthew 7:13-14<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u2019s will is\u2014his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [1]\u00a0McConnell, Linda.\u00a0Billy Graham at Mile High Stadium.<\/em> July 18, 1987. Rocky Mountain News: Denver, CO. Assessed February 21, 2017. denverpubliclibrary.com\/.<\/p>\n [2] Ibid.<\/p>\n [3]\u00a0Heath, Joseph & Potter, Andrew. The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed<\/i>. Chichester: Capstone, 2005. p. title.<\/p>\n [4]\u00a0“Culture Jamming Definition.” www.thefreedictionary.com. October 12, 1998. Accessed February 22, 2018. harpercollingspublishers.com.<\/p>\n [5]\u00a0Heath, Joseph & Potter, Andrew. The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed<\/i>. Chichester: Capstone, 2005. p. 13.<\/p>\n [6] Ibid., p. 108.<\/p>\n [7] Chismar, Janet.\u00a0The Only Way.<\/em> The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. August 13, 2008. Assessed February 22, 2018. billygraham.org\/.<\/p>\n [8] Ibid.<\/p>\n [9] Heath, Joseph & Potter, Andrew. The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed<\/i>. Chichester: Capstone, 2005. p. 321.<\/p>\n [10] Chismar, Janet.\u00a0The Only Way.<\/em> The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. August 13, 2008. Assessed February 22, 2018. billygraham.org\/.<\/p>\n [11]\u00a0Heath, Joseph & Potter, Andrew. The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed<\/i>. 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