SERMON: Redeeming Halloween

By Luke Gilkerson | 47m
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SUMMARY: Preaching out of Acts 17:16-31 pastor Luke Gilkerson looks at how Paul receives, rejects, and redeems the culture as a template for how Christians can approach Halloween.

KEY QUOTES: “Is there something redeemable within Halloween? If Paul was looking at Halloween traditions the way he looked at Arauts’ poem how might he mine October 31 to the glory of God? What would he find within October 31 to use for the glory of God? Is there any truth within it? You might be of the mindset when Halloween comes along and you fall in with everything – you participate, you decorate your house, you let your kids trick or treat, you go to all the parties, and you don’t really think about it. You receive it. And to anyone who would look at Halloween and everything about it is abhorrent. You hate it. You don’t want anything to do with it. You disassociate from it in any way possible. You put a big dividing wall between you, your family, and what is going on the night of October 31. While there are aspects of October 31 that one might simply receive or might simply reject, I think Christians need a thoughtful approach to the day so we can point to Christ.”

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