Church used to be simple. People who followed Jesus went to church. They shared a common life and weekly routine. They would laugh about the CEO (christmas and easter only) attenders and cry over the occasional "hypocrite". Church isn't simple anymore.
Jesus and Church don't always mix. I've observed 4 kinds of people...
1. Do follow Jesus, Do go to church.
The good ol' days! People follow the life and teachings of Jesus and unite with a group of others to do the same.
2. Don't follow Jesus, Don't go to church.
I respect these people's honesty. They don't follow the life and teachings of Jesus and don't waste their time pretending like they do.
3. Don't follow Jesus, Do go to church.
These people give me ulcers and adrenal fatigue. They are involved in the organization of the church but don't or half-heartedly follow the life and teachings of Jesus.
4. Do follow Jesus, Don't go to church.
The next generation. People are leaving church to follow Jesus. This is a call for us as the church to follow Jesus again in a kick butt fresh expression kind of way.
Jimmy Farley
- monkwater
- I'm a mid-thirties pastor who thinks it's all about Jesus and the church is hurtin' and I love my family and I get angry when I'm lonely around people and get energized conversing about truth and am impatient with comfortable believers and at home with non believers who believe and I'm discovering my faith is not a period but sometimes an exclamation point and sometimes a question mark and always a dot dot dot... Become a friend on FACEBOOK.
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