i'm hearing some weird confessions of faith lately, directly and indirectly, and i think how Jesus will say He never knew us. when asked how long she had been a christian one person said that she has been a christian all her life, but then she added that she sprinkles pixie dust wherever she goes??? then she met the living Christ and He blew her socks off.
another lady says God talks to her all the time but she never reads the bible. God gave us His Word as an instruction manual. why would He give it to us if He never intended us to read it. i think if God was talking to me all the time He would be telling me to read His Word.
at an alpha retreat last weekend a sweet little older lady met Christ for the first time after a lifetime of going to church. she thought something was missing but didn't know what it was. after all she'd been going to church all her life so she figured she was a christian. this wasn't weird - it was sad and it made me wonder how many other people go to church, have always gone to church and have always thought they were christians.
other people that say they are christians but don't go to church. one man told me he was a christian but stopped going to church and would worship God in his own way. if we are not in fellowship with other christians how can we love one another, serve one another, encourage one another. Jesus calls us to do all this but we have to be together to do it. we are the body of Christ which means we have to be together.
heard a cool thing on the radio yesterday. how do you start a church? you need 2 people - one a hugger and the other a huggee.
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