I love Sundays. My life revolves around this day as being the big day of the week, when about 1,200 or more people in our small community come to our church. I try to stop for a brief moment when I enter the lobby of our building to see and hear the activity within the walls. It's when you know that a building is not a church, but instead the people in it. I know this has been said century after century and sounds like part of the Christianese language; however, when we grasp the truth of what it means for Christ followers to come together, we've glimpsed the purpose of the church in this world.
Consider.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. either do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16, NIV).
Celebrate today.
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
There's no other organization on earth like the Church; the sustaining power of it all is not through human effort but through the divine presence and power of Christ.The dark forces of this world are seen more clearly each day; we all agree that something radical needs to happen to save us from certain doom. As people look for a way to escape from it all, the Church moves straight into it, not afraid but courageous, with the mission to be the light in the darkness, bringing hope to this hopeless, chaotic, dark world. The thing is . . . when we are connected to the source of Life . . . there's unmistakeable energy of being fully alive with a faith, hope, and love which just doesn't stop for anything or anyone.
Consider.
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. either do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16, NIV).
Celebrate today.
Come together as the Church, moving forward with the courage to be Christ's light in the darkness, bringing hope to the world.Learning to Kickstart the day as light in this world,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)