Title: Koinonia
Series: Stop Going to Church (2 of 5)
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Author: Dr. Joey Rodgers
I recently read an article about the (7) reasons people choose to not attend church that I found interesting - as I heard them, I had a few thoughts I'd like to share.
-I don't believe in God
That's okay - b/c God still believes in you.
-I'm against organized religion
Me too - and if you show up here a few times you'll quickly learn we can be quite disorganized as well.
-Churches just want my money
Not really. Believe it or not, the church can make it w/out your money, but you can't make it w/out God.
-Church people are so judgmental
Sometimes - but unlike the world, at least most of the time we're forgiving too.
-I need to get right w/ God before going to church
Yeah... that's just backward, upside-down thinking.
-I'm just not being fed
What if the church wasn't here to feed you but to equip/encourage you to feed yourself and others?
-The church is full of hypocrites
You'll fit right in. NTM - it's better to go to church w/ a few hypocrites than to hell w/ all of them.
In case you missed last week, we started a series of lessons leading up to our 50th church anniversary entitled - Stop Going to Church. Yes. You heard me.
Last Sunday, I encouraged each/every one of us to stop going to church - b/c God never intended for us to go to church. Why? B/c from the very beginning, He's only wanted us to BE the church.
SEE - God's highest calling on our lives was never for us to just walk into a church building, shake a few hands, sing 3-4 songs, listen to a sermon, and leave. His calling is for us to be conformed to the image of Christ - together, to walk w/ the H.S. in an abiding life - together, and to BE His church by being His hands, feet, and voice to the world around us - together.
This has always been, and will forever be, God's purpose for His church no matter how conditioned we may've become to w ...
Series: Stop Going to Church (2 of 5)
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Author: Dr. Joey Rodgers
I recently read an article about the (7) reasons people choose to not attend church that I found interesting - as I heard them, I had a few thoughts I'd like to share.
-I don't believe in God
That's okay - b/c God still believes in you.
-I'm against organized religion
Me too - and if you show up here a few times you'll quickly learn we can be quite disorganized as well.
-Churches just want my money
Not really. Believe it or not, the church can make it w/out your money, but you can't make it w/out God.
-Church people are so judgmental
Sometimes - but unlike the world, at least most of the time we're forgiving too.
-I need to get right w/ God before going to church
Yeah... that's just backward, upside-down thinking.
-I'm just not being fed
What if the church wasn't here to feed you but to equip/encourage you to feed yourself and others?
-The church is full of hypocrites
You'll fit right in. NTM - it's better to go to church w/ a few hypocrites than to hell w/ all of them.
In case you missed last week, we started a series of lessons leading up to our 50th church anniversary entitled - Stop Going to Church. Yes. You heard me.
Last Sunday, I encouraged each/every one of us to stop going to church - b/c God never intended for us to go to church. Why? B/c from the very beginning, He's only wanted us to BE the church.
SEE - God's highest calling on our lives was never for us to just walk into a church building, shake a few hands, sing 3-4 songs, listen to a sermon, and leave. His calling is for us to be conformed to the image of Christ - together, to walk w/ the H.S. in an abiding life - together, and to BE His church by being His hands, feet, and voice to the world around us - together.
This has always been, and will forever be, God's purpose for His church no matter how conditioned we may've become to w ...
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