Subject: Which Church is the right one? |
Bible Note: CDBJ It sounds like your church is doing the right things. I just get upset when I see churches drawing people from miles around instead of getting them plugged into a church that is in their neighborhood. If the pastor is lifting Jesus up and church is growing fantastic! If the pastor is lifting the church up and the church is growing then there is a problem. If the people are seeking Jesus then again praise God! But if they are following a man then there is a problem. I think anytime people pass a couple dozen churches to attend one in particular they are seeking a man rather than Jesus or else there is a serious problem in area. If people walk out the church talking about the pastor, the church or their friends more than they do Jesus there is a problem. CDBJ there is a pastor in a church not far from our area that loved Jesus with all his heart. He labored in the church for years raising a family. His wife’s front teeth fell out because he couldn’t pay for a dentist. His children would never go to college. He rode in a 10 year old car with bald tires. If the church’s grass was cut he did it, if the church was painted he did it, if the parking lot was shoveled he did it. He would have given anything for a person to come do music, help with the children, youth, or mowing the lawn. The only thing he preached was Jesus. If a large church in the area would send him five faithful families to hold his arms up the church would take off. That is not meant to be an accusation aimed at you or your church. I don't know anything about you or your church. I was just giving an example from your area of what is going on in the church world today. EdB |