Where are we as a Church Today? by Rev.M.D.Rogers pt.1

Where are we as a church today? What is God doing in the church today? How can we stay tied into what God is doing today? Where do you fit in to what God is doing?

These are all thought-provoking questions that challenge us as Christians to take a good, long look at the church today.

Is the church relevant to the world that we live in today? What I mean is; do we all just come together to get a good blessing – or are we concerned about reaching out to the lost?

There is nothing wrong with getting the ‘blessings’ – but if that is your whole focus on why you come to church; you’ve missed something – church is not about us…It’s about HIM! We have it all backwards if we are only concerned about our own needs; what we got out of a service; whether we ‘felt’ the spirit or not – each of these are all signs of maturity.

 Even as Samuel was instructed to not judge a book by it’s cover – you and I are also instructed to also allow God to do his work in which He chooses to and not second-guess Him!

 1 Sam. 16:7, “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For?the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

 At this time it was written of by Josephus that David was probably 10 years old here, others date him as being about 15 years old.

We are in the maturation process that began long before I came as pastor. This is a long-term course that God is taking us through.

 Don’t grow weary in well doing – that’s the encouragement that you and I receive from Paul in Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

 I believe that God is doing today what He has been trying to do for years.

 It can be observed that in a time of transition many will fall away because of discouragement and reluctance to going forward.

 Take government for example: in every political transition there are many in positions of authority and prestige that fade out with the new leadership. Sometimes it’s intentional, yet there are others who fade into the shadows because they don’t understand what’s going on or refuse to go that direction.

 Bottom Line – we are right in the middle of where God would have us!