Thursday, January 8, 2009

The Lazy Church

James 1:22-25
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
The Church of today has become like spectators at a ballgame. We show up to watch a few people play the game. We cheer for those that are doing the work while we show up for a hour, or so, then leave. We are not to be the audience, but doers. When just a few church members do all the work it is not long before the church gets tired and week. If two men carry one hundred pounds each up a hill it would be difficult but if you split that load up between a hundred it would be a piece of cake. Do your part in your church if you are not already doing something. Remember doing something is better than nothing.
A healthy church of one hundred members doesn't have just one Pastor. It should have one hundred ministers. Everyone in a church should be doing the Lord's work.

In Christ name,
Dustin

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