Jesus is What...?

It’s funny, just this past weekend, I saw a church sign board that made that very statement, “Jesus is Lord!”. I guess they were trying to really say something… to take some kind of confessional stand. But, I began to ask how the “Average Joe” would understand that statement. I dare say that most people would not even notice it. Of those who did, I’d guess that most would just say, “Duh… of course” (thinking that that is simply his churchy title… You know, Lord Jesus Christ…). It would be like saying George Bush is President.

So, what does that mean to the “man on the street”? We might be able to describe to them the requirements of the Lordship of Christ (Take his yoke… take our cross… walk the narrow road… lose our life… etc.). But, first (for this seemed to be what Jesus proclaimed first), how will the Lordship of Jesus make a real difference in his or her life (If we notice, as Jesus went about proclaiming the Kingdom it made a real life difference… demons were exorcised, people were healed, sins were forgiven, Sabbath was proclaimed and good news was preached to the poor.)?

We do need to proclaim the clear testimony, “Jesus is Lord!”. But we need to proclaim that testimony in living ways. Any thoughts??