THE CHURCH

Many of my favorite memories of life are from Church.  From childhood to young adult we attended every Sunday and Wednesday as well as any special services or revivals during the week.  The Church building would from time to time receive a make over; different lighting, carpet and new padding for the pew.  I can remember the soloists and the choirs.  Pastor and church leaders alike were everyday people that loved God and each other.


The Church has a mission:  "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8.

  "All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28: 18-20.

   "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind...You shall love you neighbor as yourself."  Matthew 22: 37-39.

The church has a Message:  "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life".

The Church has a destiny:  "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible  and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you..." 1Peter 1:3,4a.

My suggestion is to: Trust in Jesus Christ as stated above,
                                   Find and worship at a Bible believing Church (No matter the building or beneath a tree)
                                   Go, live and share being Christlike.