Sunday, April 08, 2007
Easter Dress
I have grown up in church and Easter is always on of the Sundays where church is packed. I do not mind it, because Easter should be celebrated more than any other Christian Holiday. Every religious leader can be born, but only one has been resurrected. Now I do not take away from the virgin birth because that is a key element in Christian belief but the resurection is so much more because that is where we have hope over the ruler of this world is defeated.
My problem is this, we get new outfits for Easter for many reasons. One because it represents new life. Two because it is time to wear spring colors. The thing I want to talk about is how we get new outfits come to church but yet our inner being is still unrighteousness.
Every Sunday is suppposed to represent Jesus' resurrection not once a year. People come once a year give God a tip and think they are great. If people are truly blood bought they would actually struggle with the fact that THEY were the ones who put JESUS on the CROSS. Due to that shedding of blood I did not get a easter outfit to wear once but I get a new outfit, a rob of righteousness. How can people just sit by thinking a bunny is the reason but the actual resurrection that gives us hope 1 Cor. 15.
My prayer is that we as believers will not cover our spiritual struggles with new Easter Clothing when nothing is hidden from our Heavenly Father. May we pursue after the bloody, painful, ugly, cross, so we can embrase our robe of righteousness so that the lost world will desire Jesus.
Happy Resurrection Sunday!!!
My problem is this, we get new outfits for Easter for many reasons. One because it represents new life. Two because it is time to wear spring colors. The thing I want to talk about is how we get new outfits come to church but yet our inner being is still unrighteousness.
Every Sunday is suppposed to represent Jesus' resurrection not once a year. People come once a year give God a tip and think they are great. If people are truly blood bought they would actually struggle with the fact that THEY were the ones who put JESUS on the CROSS. Due to that shedding of blood I did not get a easter outfit to wear once but I get a new outfit, a rob of righteousness. How can people just sit by thinking a bunny is the reason but the actual resurrection that gives us hope 1 Cor. 15.
My prayer is that we as believers will not cover our spiritual struggles with new Easter Clothing when nothing is hidden from our Heavenly Father. May we pursue after the bloody, painful, ugly, cross, so we can embrase our robe of righteousness so that the lost world will desire Jesus.
Happy Resurrection Sunday!!!
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The Church
"We don't go to church, we are the church that meets in a building."
I heard this statement about two weeks ago and it keeps ringing in my ears. The idea that the building is not the church is something we hear everyday but does one's theology match their language. When your kids say are we going to church, what is your responce. I normally would say yes but now I am realizing we are the church. This is why people can have Film & Theology nights in their buildings because the building is not sacared, that was the Temple before Christ died.
Thank about how people's actions will change if they could realize they as Born Again Belivers are the church. There would be such freedom and possibly lives changed for the Kingdom of God because we are no longer living two separte lives but one. SBC churches are doing a horrible job reaching the lost world, and I am curious how much is contributed to the idea that we as Baptist do not match our language with our theology. If we love Jesus as much as we proclaim from pulpits, why do the people not live it on the outside? We are the church, not the building we meet in, the only way our lost world will want Jesus is if we the church are showing His love for them.
We can not be salt in a salt shaker and think we are doing good. Salt has to be poured out and used. Does your lanuage match your theology?
I heard this statement about two weeks ago and it keeps ringing in my ears. The idea that the building is not the church is something we hear everyday but does one's theology match their language. When your kids say are we going to church, what is your responce. I normally would say yes but now I am realizing we are the church. This is why people can have Film & Theology nights in their buildings because the building is not sacared, that was the Temple before Christ died.
Thank about how people's actions will change if they could realize they as Born Again Belivers are the church. There would be such freedom and possibly lives changed for the Kingdom of God because we are no longer living two separte lives but one. SBC churches are doing a horrible job reaching the lost world, and I am curious how much is contributed to the idea that we as Baptist do not match our language with our theology. If we love Jesus as much as we proclaim from pulpits, why do the people not live it on the outside? We are the church, not the building we meet in, the only way our lost world will want Jesus is if we the church are showing His love for them.
We can not be salt in a salt shaker and think we are doing good. Salt has to be poured out and used. Does your lanuage match your theology?
