Yesterday was a wonderful Back to Church Sunday at many places of
worship around the country. That’s good news, but it doesn’t stop there.
Remember this quote? The local church is the hope of the world. - Bill Hybels. Church, we have work to do! Hebrews 10:19-25 says,
19 Brothers
and sisters, because of the blood of Jesus we can now confidently go into the
holy place. 20 Jesus has opened a new and living way for us to
go through the curtain. (The curtain is his own body.) 21 We
have a superior priest in charge of God’s house. 22 We have
been sprinkled with his blood to free us from a guilty conscience, and our
bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come to him
with a sincere heart and strong faith. 23 We must continue to
hold firmly to our declaration of faith. The one who made the promise is
faithful. 24 We must also consider how to encourage each other
to show love and to do good things. 25 We should not stop
gathering together with other believers, as some of you are doing. Instead, we
must continue to encourage each other even more as we see the day of the Lord
coming. (GW)
Only 20% of Americans make it to church on Sunday mornings. I believe Hybels has it right. We, believers in Christ, must be his hands and feet to the world.
Only 20% of Americans make it to church on Sunday mornings. I believe Hybels has it right. We, believers in Christ, must be his hands and feet to the world.
May we not be ashamed of
the Gospel of be afraid to be the church God wants us to be. Let’s make all our
church gatherings great! Amen?