What Would it Look Like?

What would it look like if the church really did work like a body?  What if each of us knew our role and did it to the best of our ability?  What if we realized that each of us belonged to the rest of us.  Wouldn’t that be amazing?

In Romans 12 Paul says, "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."

Yesterday Bart and one of our sons and I worshipped at one of the mega churches in the area.  It couldn’t have been more different than the church we just pastored.  There was no Lord’s prayer, no Gloria Patri, no Apostle’s Creed, no doxology and there wasn’t a single hymn, and the sermon was 50 minutes instead of 15.   There were even (Gasp!) drums!   It was very different than what we have been accustomed to.  There were parts of it that I liked and parts of it that I didn’t like, but …. that’s not the point!  Interestingly, the point is not any of the things I just mentioned when it comes to the church….it’s not about what we like or don’t like.  

Church is about the people, the worship, and the service.   Have to admit we missed some folks yesterday (some of them a LOT)  as we sat in a crowd of strangers.  But style isn’t the issue.  The questions to ask are not about music or preaching but are we worshipping the same God and how does each church as a member of Christ’s body, serve the broken and hurting of the world. 

Over the next month until Bart starts pastoring his new church (June 30th) we will be attending some different churches.  I hope that my focus in each of them, regardless of style, can be on worship and service.  

(P.S.  Did you know that I was raising money for Patrick Henry Family Services -- going to the gym 100 times for at least 20 minutes to raise money for our great programs.   Check it out herehttps://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/event/website/?m=4433126#1).