THE CHURCH WE ALL WANT
There is a great deal of church hopping going on today, and now this issue has hit the fever pitch as podcasts and church online have given our consumeristic onlookers more options to choose from.
They have their shopping lists of what they are looking for and expect from today's church. What is extremely sad is that most of what they are looking for is not biblically founded. It's about programs, methods, and styles of worship. It's about shorter messages that are non-confronting.
But then those who are a little more familiar with Scripture, will hear a message from Acts chapter 2 and realize that the right answer is described here after the events of Pentecost.
For church folks, this is the best description of what church should be, and the church we should all want. But behind the answer we know is right, is the lack of commitment and sacrifice to make this kind of church a reality.
God said that He would build His church, but many churches thought that God needed a little help. As we read through these few sections of Scripture today, take a second look at what God intended for the church to be, and ask yourself, is this what we are becoming?