What the Church Needs Now is Love

     When God speaks of obedience to Him and His commandments, who is He talking to? He's talking to His people, whether they be Jews, or Christians. He's talking to the Church in America. He's talking to everyone who call themselves by His Name: Christian. Whether they are Sunday go to meet'in Christians or they are Really Live It Christians. If you say you are Christian, then He's talking to you. Better listen, because there are all kinds of scriptures in the in the old and the new testament that address people who say they are His but are friends with the world. And friends with the world are enemies of God.    Sure I hate to be the bearer of bad news, and maybe writing this is just over the top for you, but, because of His love for us, He is patiently waiting for us to return to Him in obedience to His word. But, there comes a time when He will no longer strive with you, but He will give you over to your desires to serve yourself and the ...

    Of course you do; every congregation has them. Those people in your church who seem to blend into the wall paper, or into the crowd. There are those who hide in a large church for many reasons. Often they hide from rejection. They've been hurt enough times that they just won't risk the pain, but they see their need for God, and so they come to church, and hide. Well, you say, maybe if they would make friends they wouldn't be loners. Sure, easy for you to say, you're confident in your ability to make friends. Maybe you've never been hurt, maybe you never put people on pedestals and expect them to treat you like they value you. Actually, we all do that. We expect people to treat us with respect, to like us, and keep from talking about us to others.     Crush the cliques. Take the people who are so complacent in their cliques (their safe little groups) and use them to reach out to others. Form a ministerial group. Maybe you could begin a group where...

Photo by Julia M Cameron: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-holding-a-cardboard-with-inscription-6994992/ I saw a video short on YouTube today about a man who asked another man if he would help him cross the street. The second man asked him 'why do you need help across the street?' The first man said because he had a leg injury. So the second man helped him cross the street. Then the first man said thank you very much and started jumping around. The second man said, 'why are you jumping around when you said you had a leg injury and it hurt?' The first man said, 'I have to tell you the truth, I don't have a leg injury. I decided that the first person who would help me across the street, would receive $500.' The second man was overcome by this information because he was a homeless, destitute man who needed to get home and couldn't afford the trip. He then received his $500. When I saw that, I began to weep and I asked God why am I weeping? Why is it th...

A hero is someone we look up to and admire for their bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. They are also people who face their fears, or people who ignore their fears to accomplish something that, in their estimation, is urgently necessary. A hero is someone we look up to and admire for their bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. Sometimes a hero dies in the attempt, sometimes they live.

The Christian Church in America    I stood in the foyer of our church one Sunday morning watching people enter. A couple came in wearing motorcycle leathers, fringe, zippers everywhere, long-haired freaky people. I used to think I was as free a thinker as anyone and able to accept people for who they are, not who I want them to be.