Is Your church Locked?

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

...When a building and not people becomes Christ's church and the overseer's of that building look out more for their material possessions than they care for people's souls, we are looking at gross disregard of the souls of people.

It takes mammon to purchase those things. If one regards those things higher than souls, then one is serving mammon and not God.
Jesus plainly said that we cannot serve both God and mammon...

Amen. And while I don't completely disagree with Lacey,
BAM, as usual it is not the words but their probable
application that may need to be examined. I suggest
that leaving the church unlocked is a perfect guide.

There's nothing wrong with buying something extra,
unless maybe your neighbor is starving.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

There's nothing wrong with buying something extra,
unless maybe your neighbor is starving.

Sobering point.

I think maybe all of us do not think about our neighbor who is starving because we hardly know our neighbors in this day and age. But we do know that if our assembly doesn't have a benevolent ministry within the church, we can contribute to the local outreach?

Which begs the question...if our assembly has the fancy technology but no benevolent program to share what we have with those who have need, what are we doing sitting in that building?

[bbyrd009]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Sobering point.

I think maybe all of us do not think about our neighbor who is starving because we hardly know our neighbors in this day and age. But we do know that if our assembly doesn't have a benevolent ministry within the church, we can contribute to the local outreach?

Which begs the question...if our assembly has the fancy technology but no benevolent program to share what we have with those who have need, what are we doing sitting in that building?

yup