Should church consist of:
A pre-arranged program or a pervading Holy Presence?
A man-made message or God-breathed spiritual life?
Passively watching a pastor or priest perform or people passionately pursuing God’s Presence and Person?
Religious head-knowledge or radical heart-transformation?
Being conformed to a corrupt culture or being conformed to Christ?
Hearing human explanations of the idea of God or having a personal encounter with God, Himself?
The exaltation of one human being over everybody else or the entire group coming together as equals to experience and to exalt Christ?
Ritual or revival?
Human manipulation or the mighty movement of God?
Routine or revolution?
Irrelevance or going viral?
The church is the people of God. Let God’s people wake up and be what God has called us to be! Have the guts to be godly, the courage to be Christ-like.
We have seen what a church organized and run by humanity can do. Now let us put down our programs and personal agendas and let God directly control His church. Let God do whatever He wants, whether we like it or not! What will happen if we do? A church controlled by God is demonstrated in the New Testament Book of Acts. I dare you to read it this week.
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Amen!!!!
Thanks for being a regular reader of my blog, sherwood, and for all your uplifting comments.
Most people are afraid to let the Holy Spirit of God enter their minds and let it do the work. They think it should be an institution which guides them, while it should be Gods word that guides those who want to follow Him and His son. It is not the man-made message nor the man-made church were God is looking for , it is Jesus as fundamental having followers who want to bring others close to the Father of Jesus. The personal experiences of human person can help to give others an idea how men were helped in the past and how God is willing to help anybody who is prepared to give himself to God. The ones wanting to follow the guidance of Jesus and wanting to listen to the Words of God, trying to do them, that make the real Church of God.
Love the post but it’s great to read the booked Acts, but I dare Christians to begin to live it. God may you help Christians move in that direction. Great post.
Blessings,
Gail
So true, findingtheway. Reading the Book of Acts without living it is but an intellectual pursuit. However, living it is a spiritual/practical pursuit. Thanks for the encouraging words.
amen Amen Amen AMEn AMEN
WE R THE CHURCH! THE BUILDING IS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP!
You’ve got it!
Thanks for that strong “Amen corner,” elizabeth!
SALVATION ARMY IS COOL! THEY R GETTING “HIT” by HOLY SPIRIT! I GO TO MILTON PA, U.S. of A. S.A.!
Great to hear that God is moving at your corps in Milton, PA.
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Excellent Steve! I agree wholeheartedly, the church needs to wake up! I have discussed this same thing many times in the past few years with some friends we meet with occasionally.
Amen, David. And we who see this need, need to begin to live in and model the pervading Presence of God so that those who snooze will see something worth waking up for.
AMEN, DAVID!
very good!
Thank you, terry!
Great post!
I appreciate the encouragement, April!
Thank you for sharing, and God bless you.
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