Subject: Church Building or Not |
Bible Note: What about these concerns....Just the church building alone is a witness to the community. It lets people know that Christianity is still alive. What about the issue of stewardship: don't you think renting facitlities is just like throwing money down the drain, a poor use of the money God has blessed us with...The school we meet in only allows us limited access for church and 1 room for sunday school...We have to rent another building for a church office and yet another building for youth meetings...When we want to get together as a congregation we have to rent yet another facitlity...I realize you can worship God anywhere but I am struggling with the fact that a church would go so long without really pursuing a permanent house of worship....To be honest with you what about marraiges, funerals, baptisms...without a church building another place has to be found for these activities also...Plus it seems that as I read the Bible so many many references are made to the temple or the house of God or My Fathers house etc...It just seems to me to be the right thing to do...to build a structure dedicated to God and to worship him in...But again I do not want to be devisive in this congregation..I love the people too much...Thx again for listening.... |