Bethany Well

In a recent sermon, P.Rich talked about Jesus’ state as he entered this earth, namely his homelessness.  This got me thinking about what his life would be like if he were born in our time, in our community, in our city.   What would his ministry look like in modern American, westernized society?  Who would be his 12?  Where would he find them?  Where would he start his ministry?  What kinds of miracles would he perform? And how would it end?  A modern day assassination?  I hope not.

But in either case, it got me thinking of doing a project, or maybe a social experiment.  If I were to try to live exactly like Christ would for 40 days and 40 nights in the NYC tri-state area, how would it look?

I would forsake modern comforts and live out of extreme faith (and extreme material poverty), and completely homeless.   Would it transform the lives of those I “ministered” to or at the very least, would it transform my life?  I think it would be worth trying.

So what do you guys think the next 40 days would look like?  What would Christ do if he walked the streets of NYC today?

Written by: kdoh on December 29, 2009.