A church is not a building with a steeple, stainglass windows, or a more contemporary building with banners and no windows.
As we saw from the Bible Sunday, the church is the people of God. A called out bunch who have received God's mercy.
The church is the body of Christ in the world. We follow the lead of our head (Christ Jesus). We function best when we work together and use our uniquely given gifts, abilities, and talents.
The church is where we learn to really love people with names and faces. It is joyful hard work to love one another the way Jesus loves us. We prove that we really love when we link arms with a church family and work together through thick and thin.
The church is the plan for taking God's message of love and forgiveness to the world.
No comments:
Post a Comment