Did you ever stop to think about the reason that the American church is encountering a downward spiral? I mean if the people who go there are supposed to represent the savior of the entire world then why is it openly shunned like an Amway get together at your boss's house? It should be a crowded place, where people are pushing in and bringing their hurting friends. A safe place to heal. There is so much irony in the way that church has evolved. At the height of Jesus' ministry, he could've walked into any temple and picked his disciples. The problem was, those inside the temple were doing religion. Not reflecting Jesus. They were all caught up in what you wear to worship, what songs need to be sung, how much money you need to tithe, and how well you could recite the bible. Jesus recognized it for what it was. He gave them a piece of his mind and called them a "den of snakes". wow. At that time the religious leaders had the choice to keep doing religion or turn the church on it's ear and begin loving people and caring for them. It would've been complicated, messy and time consuming, It would not have made any money and they would have to love people just like they were. guess which way they decided to go? Yep and the rest is history. So September 7th at 10:30 another church opens in Vincennes, IN A group of people with the heart and intentions of "being the church", building disciples and loving people right where they are. messy, messy, messy. The message of the average church in America has been, "clean up your act and we would love to have you be a member". If we open the doors of this new church and we perpetuate that message, then it's our fault when it fails. We don't need another church that emulates the religion of Jesus' time. We need a church that reflects Jesus.
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AuthorAuthor of Ashes to Ashes:9/11 and soon to be completed "Compelled". An ordinary guy who likes to live life out of the comfort zone. Archives
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