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Do you want a Doctor or a plastic surgeon… Oh I know they are technically the same… but technically they are not. And if I am sick… hands down I want a doctor not a plastic surgeon…
But this begs the question… do you want a church or do you want to be the church. I don’t know how to say it any better without explaining it. There are lots ...
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Do you want a Doctor or a plastic surgeon… Oh I know they are technically the same… but technically they are not. And if I am sick… hands down I want a doctor not a plastic surgeon…
But this begs the question… do you want a church or do you want to be the church. I don’t know how to say it any better without explaining it. There are lots of churches out there that are led by one single thought… how do we grow, how do we attract, how do we reach out city… That’s a church… but its not being the church.
Are you a part of a church that expects you to BE the church. Do they preach the gospel, Do they preach against sin? Do they preach holiness? Do they preach the word of God without watering it down? Do they mix psychology with scripture for a cool insight, Do they preach a cliche or a hype quote… you know like
WWJD, or He’s the fire, do they preach the manifestations more then the man… Jesus Christ?
Look, none of these are essentially wrong… but scripture is clear in the end times people will yearn for soundbites, they will have itching ears wanting to hear about the attributes of Jesus, about the influence of Jesus, but not actually about Jesus. Not about repentance of sin, and holiness.
What is the church supposed to be about…
ok, teach, preach, perform the ordinances like baptism, the sacraments, weddings, Prayer and fellowship and worship etc…
But it’s main purpose is to preach and teach you to reach the lost. AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT TO PUT A HEAVY EXPECTATION ON YOU TO DO JUST THAT!
In Luke 19:10 it says that Jesus came to seek and save the lost… you say, well Im not Jesus… but thats not the point we are to be jesus, we are to follow him and his example, we are to be ye holy as Christ was holy… that means set a part by our actions according to his word.
I KNOW A LOT OF CHURCHES THAT ARE FILLED WITH PASTORS WHO ARE SIMPLY PLASTIC SURGEONS. They want you to look better, and to feel better by how you look. But they do not want to call you out on your cancer, your sickness, your eating habits… gotta double chin, well don’t stop eating crap, just let me snip, clip and suck some fat out and you will be fine.
If you feel uncomfortable on Sundays… well it might be that your pastor is a doctor and not a plastic surgeon… and if he is, thank god for that. I have had a few cancers in my life, a broken neck, paralysis, a brain tumor… and guess what - I never went to a plastic surgeon… I didn’t care how I looked, I cared wether I lived or died.
Maybe when it comes to church shopping you should do the same!
