“Cloth yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 13:14.) “Put on the full armor of God.” (Ephesians 6:11.) Church can be more that it normally is.

Because of Christ’s blood
Church can truly be
“The tent of meeting”
Heart-to-heart with God,
A love assembly
To display Jesus’
Presence among us
And living in us.

Church can be more.
O come let us
Actively adore
From our heart’s core
The glorious One,
Our Creator.

Church can be more
Than a program
It can be a door
To encounter
The great I AM!

Take the chance
To dance, dance, dance
Heart to heart
With God.
Be Spirit-led
With Christ as your Head.
Rejoice in the Lord
Always.

Church can be more
Than requirement.
It can be members
Of Christ’s body
Expressing hope
And encouragement
Directly to
One another.

Church can be more than
Routine religion.
People can gather
To open their heart
To God-given vision.

Church can be more than
A Sunday meeting.
It can be people
Eagerly seeking
To surrender all
To the risen Christ.

Church can be more than
Ceremony, songs,
And religious words
That fly like birds
Into one ear
And out the other.
It can train people
To actually hear
And fully obey
The voice of God.

Church can be more than
Sitting through a talk
About religion.
It can train people
To daily walk
And be led by
God’s Spirit.

Church can be more
Than the same person
Taking the floor.
All the members
Of a congregation
Can testify in turn
Without hesitation
As God’s Spirit
Leads them to
Show and tell
What they have
Seen and heard
Jesus say and do.

God wants to do
More in churches
Than He’s allowed to.
Lord, give us a clue
About what You
Truly want to do
When we gather
In Your name.

Churches can be more
Than holy buildings.
They can be places
To train God’s people
To always adore
The risen Jesus
And bravely obey
His inner promptings.

Churches can be more
Than sermon centers.
They can be meetings
Where Jesus enters
And takes full control.

Church services tend
To be pastor-led,
But God wants people
To be Spirit-led.
(See Romans 14:18.)

Yes, church can be more!
Isn’t it now the time
To stop being a mime
And start to verbally
Pour out true heart-felt love
And pure adoration
To Jesus Christ the Lord?
It is necessary
For believers to use words.
Let the Holy Spirit
Train you how to speak
With humble narration
And Christ-led oration.
(The Spirit can train us
To all speak like JD.)