Is this church?

 Happy anniversay Mac and Shirley ..... 50 years is a milestone indeed.

2 March 2012        

                                      

Matthew 4:18-19 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Could you imagine Simon Peter, or John the Apostles or even St Paul coming into one of the churches today, how would they react, and would they see worship as the early church did when they worshipped God and Jesus Christ. How far has the church moved from the simple liturgy of the Last Supper to where it is today? How sad this church has become with the committees, associations, building funds, and so on, with so little focus on what the Gospel is all about, bringing salvation to the lost and healing to the sick.

Today the church needs to receive the Gospel once again, for the church in so many ways is a lost Bride seeking the Bridegroom in the ways of the world. So many are more concerned with their position in society, position in the church, wearing the right robes, the correct colour stole etc. that they have forgotten it is really all about a simple Carpenter that came to die for them that they may have eternal life.

So smell the streets of a dirty city, the smog of smouldering fires, the unwashed bodies of the sick and the dying, scarred hands of fishermen bearing the cup of salvation and breaking the bread of life, now that’s church!

Be encouraged to be simple and to stay simple like a child at the feet of your loving Father God.

David

Point to ponder: Salvation and healing is only through Jesus.

Question to consider: What is church to you?

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