You don’t have to look far into Martin Luther’s story to see that he was considered an “outlaw” in his day, often literally. He was wanted for arrest He lived under an assumed name. He wrote scandalous things about the ruling authorities. He was an outlaw. 
That shouldn’t surprise us much. Moses was an outlaw. David was an outlaw. Paul was an outlaw. Peter was an outlaw. Even Jesus was an outlaw. All of them challenged the status quo, the “little L” laws of their day, in favor of following the “big L” Law of God.
But it does surprise us. Because we don’t expect to be outlaws. At some level, we have grown used to culture and the “little L” laws of our world affirming our choices. So much so that we have at times forgotten about the “big L” Law of God, and its priority in our lives.
Perhaps if we identified a little more with the “outlaw” spirit of Christianity we would start to look a little more like its famous outlaws. Perhaps we would lead people through the wilderness like Moses, solidify God’s people in worship like David, reach new people groups like Paul, keep the Church going through tough times like Peter, or even call people back to the Gospel like Luther.
Join us starting this Sunday for a short sermon series about our “Outlaw” nature as Jesus’ disciples. “So now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the Law.” Romans 3.