Sunday, May 10, 2009
When does the service begin?
Posted in Family, friends and Church
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We had an interesting talk at church this morning - by the way I was at New Life - and a quotation stuck in my mind. The speaker was talking about how as Christians we can 'box God in', limiting what we allow him to do in us and through us. This has been a big theme recently and this speaker, from the opposite end of the country, was saying what has been said in sermons and prophecy from members of the local church recently. Towards the end of the talk he mentioned someone has said that after the Sunday morning meeting has ended, that's when the service begins. Of course he wasn't talking about chatting over coffee afterwards. He was talking about when we get home, when we interact with others, go to work or whatever comes up all the other hours of the week. A full church building which has no impact on the wider community is missing the boat. This is quite a challenge, but so true. It's hardest to walk the walk when we are with those who know us best, our families probably. In addition, outside church we may be in situations where we are the only person of faith and in that case, it's up to us to live the Kingdom in that situation and be the channel through which God can flow to others. Otherwise the real service just isn't happening. |
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Monday, May 11, 2009 - Hhhhmmmm...........
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