Friday, August 21, 2015

An Interview with Trip Lee @ First United Methodist Church of Miami

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Rapper Trip Lee Interviewed at Fist United Methodist Church of Miami

 

Who is Tripp Lee?

Have you ever heard ofthe rapper Tripp Lee? Did you know there were such people as Christian Rappers?

Well, there are andFusion Network interviewed one of the rising stars in this niche music scene atFirst United Methodist Church of Miami.

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In speaking with theproducers of this piece they told me that Fusion likes to do stories from alldifferent angles. The rapper Tripp Lee offered a Christian and Biblicalperspective to the rising tension around race reconciliation in our country.Tripp Lee offers three suggestions in his video as to how we might work towardsracial reconciliation.

  • Examine your heart. Tripp Lee invites us to examine our own heart rather than point our finger in judgment of someone else.
  • Build Relationships with people that look different than you. Tripp Lee knows first hand the power of reaching out to someone who looks different than you. Tripp is married to an Anglo woman and is daily forced to look within to love his wife in the best way and raise their bi-racial children in the best way.
  • Know the Issues affecting your community. Tripp reflects on peaceful movement, which have made major changes in the world.

Tripp Lee ended hisinterview with Ephesians 4:3-6 (the same verses I preached on the day of theinterview).

3 Make every effort tokeep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There isone body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you werecalled; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one Godand Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” Ephesians 4:3-6

One of the reasons I ammost proud to be the pastor at First United Methodist Church of Miami isbecause of our diversity and the way we continue to reach out to everyone inour community.

I hope this week each ofus can be encouraged by Tripp Lee’s words and those from Paul found inEphesians. May God fill our hearts with joy knowing that we are part of God’sgreat work to unify the whole world through Christ!

If you have time thisweek please share this link on your Facebook page or other social media outletsletting our city know what kind of church we are in the city!
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