Curse of Knowledge

How many of you know this song?

Bum,badum, dum, dum, dum. Bumbadum, dum, dum, dum. Bumdadum, dum, dum, dum, Bum badum, dum, dum dum.

Easy right? One of the most commonly known songs in the world.

Guess it yet? Happy Birthday.

It seamed really easy for me, but I was singing it in my head, as I typed it. Try is with someone, pound out the beat to someone on a table and see if they know it.

99% of people wont, yet it seems so easy in our minds.

The curse of knowledge. We do this in the church all the time. In our minds it sounds like service was great. Or the terms we use, we expect everyone to know. Or when we expect everyone to know that song we have sang 20 times, when its their first time in a church. Or when we as pastors say, we all know the story of ________. When sometimes we dont all know.

Lets examine what we do with believers, and unbelievers alike.