Sunday, April 14, 2019
Topic: Forgiveness
Scripture Reading: Luke 23:44-49
Message Summary:
Justin Rosenstein should be famous, not because of his invention but because of his courage to speak the truth about the monster he created! In 2007 Rosenstein was one of a small group of Facebook employees who invented the “Like” button. The “Like” button is wildly popular because it offers a short burst of social affirmation. Ironically, only 10 years later, Rosenstein began restricting his own use of social media and speaking out against an industry that is determined to catch human attention and to sell data preferences of users regardless of the addictive and social dangers. Recent studies indicate that half of U.S. teens feel addicted to their mobile devices, and 60% of parents feel their kids are addicted. Teens are connected to media for an average of 9 hours per day. Heavy users are 56% more likely to say they are unhappy, 27% more likely to be depressed and 35% more likely to have a risk factor for suicide. Now let’s go back almost 2,000 years. On the day of Jesus crucifixion, a soldier became famous, not because of the spikes he drove, but because of his courage to speak truth. Join us on Sunday as we take a closer look at one Roman centurion and think about the centurions in our lives today.