1 Peter 2:9-10 chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God

Ben recap previous messages in series

stats US diversity

NOT same motive as Political Correct but RG Right w God

Acts 2:5 every nation under heaven

Ben "not an accident"

Revelation 7:9 nation, tribe, people, language

church like Acts & Revelation, sneak peek heaven

racism not social problem but sin problem

quote "Sunday morning most segregated hour in America"

HUMOR Ben cat Siam

TRANSITION treat people like cats: jokes, stereotypes

go beyond "not excluding" to actively including

We are called to go Beyond to new community

ILN Ben traveling month after 9/11 plane w Middle Eastern man, Ben saw man reading same Chr devotional as he was, Ben ashamed prejudice he felt

Galatians 3:28

Beyond not happen through politics, protests, polls, treaties, affirmative action, cultural sensitivity training

1 John 4:7-8 love

Ephesians 2:8-9 grace

historical backgound Jew -v- Greek

Eph 2:14 he himself is our peace

grace-ism not racism

Fred Craddock ILN curtain dividing restaurant traveling South "curtains got to come down" lose business or lose soul

big G changes racism to Grace-ism

special needs, CR

HUMOR Minn, Md weather

hi pressure meets lo pressure = storm brewing

Daryl Reed DC Regional Chr Church

Ethan M preaching DCRCC

Acts 1 disciples decade Jerualem before first Gentile

Acts 6 racial divide Jew v GrkJew

Acts 8 Philip beyond zone Samaritans, Ethiopian

Acts 10 Peter prejudice Cornelius (Italian) vision ceremonially unclean animals, Peter thought defending God point view

Acts 11

Acts 13 leadership very different backgrounds

ILLUSTRATION Daryl R @ W Illinois U for bkball, only church similar beliefs small, rural but love

Romans 10:12 no difference

Tyrone Knight MCC member reading "color blind not colorless