As Matt has stated before, we both read alot of blogs. When reading one this morning (www.leadingsmart.com/ ), I came across something very interesting. It was thought provoking, intentional and really struck me in a challenging way. The motive behind this list comes out of “Christians” who really don’t get what church is all about. There is a time and place to leave a church (doctrine issues, moral failures, location, etc…) but lets be honest that is usually 10% of the cases. Most people leave churches for preference reasons…and miss the point of church. Read these bullet points and see if they hit you like I know they hit me. Would love a comment or two about them.
Christ didn’t bleed for the Church so you could treat your search for one like an episode of Survivor, deciding who to vote off the island this week.
The Church was not commissioned by Christ to meet your needs. You ARE the Church, and you’ve been commissioned to meet the needs of the world.
Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her (Eph 5:25). Quit treating his bride like a Jesus buffet where you can pick and choose what you like, hedging your bets against the pain and sacrifice of making a commitment.
Per scripture’s instructions to use your gifts in service to the Body of Christ — and its lack of instruction to search for a church that scratches you where you itch — you might want to consider what the Church you’re visiting needs from you, rather than the other way around.
If you only want to hear things you already know and agree with, save your Sundays and talk to yourself in the bathroom mirror.
I think I just found a new sermon series with these 
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June 6th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Awesome Billy… It really makes you stop and think. It is amazing how much your heart will change when you become a servant to your Church and stop waiting to be served. Sure wish we could get more folks involved, so their hearts could be changed.