SERMON: Getting the Most Out of Halloween

By Stephen Kuhrt | 29m
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SUMMARY: Pastor Stephen Kuhrt of Christ Church New Malden (New Malden, England) says that most people who celebrate Halloween do not celebrate evil, but, at the same time, do not take evil seriously enough. Kuhrt advocates that as Christians we should not unequivocally reject or accept Halloween, but take the opportunity to acknowledge that evil exists in the world, but it will not win.

KEY QUOTES: “Do Halloween and its trappings if you must, but let’s also open our eyes and those of children, in an age-appropriate way, to the reality of evil in this world. Not a few bad people doing a few bad things, but evil as a world that is badly out of kilter with the way that God made it to be and lots of people suffering while a few live lives of comfort…Once we acknowledge the reality of evil. Once we allow our children to acknowledge that reality they and we can have a deeper appreciation of the greater power of God’s love.”

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