Why I Quit Going To Church.
I’m gonna tell you something now that will
Blow.
Your.
Face.
Off.
I decided the other day that I would quit going to Church
That’s right
I’m not kidding
It’s fo’real
WHY I QUIT GOING TO CHURCH
Now before you start getting ‘all up in my grill’
I suddenly had this revelation that we need to stop saying that we are ‘going’ to Church
Period.
How can we ‘GO’ to Church
When WE ARE the Church?
Does a 90-minute service with a few songs, a prayer and a sermon is what Church looks like to you?
If it is
Then that’s sad
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Church isn’t a building
Church is God’s people
Ephesians Chapter 2 says;
‘God is building a home. He’s using us all – irrespective of how we got here – in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he’s using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day – holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.’
(The Message Bible)
And Paul puts it so brilliantly in Philippians Chapter 2
‘If you find any comfort from being in the Anointed, if His love brings you some encouragement, if you experience true companionship with the Spirit, if His tenderness and mercy fill your heart; then brothers and sisters, here is one thing that will complete my joy – come together as one in mind and spirit and purpose, sharing in the same love.’
(The Voice Bible)
These Scriptures are why I quit going to Church
Sure, I’ll still be going to the same place that I always go to on a Sunday for our service
But if our passion this year is to RISE
Then we must quit GOING to Church and BE the Church
The apostles and prophets of old are the foundations
We are the bricks and stones
With Jesus as the cornerstone holding it all together
Everyone coming together as one in mind and spirit and purpose
Because we share the same love
If you experience true companionship with the Spirit
If His tenderness and mercy fill your heart
Then you ARE Church
Wherever you are
Because
God is building His Church
Within YOU
And He calls it home
Wendy xo
Uncle Phil
January 18, 2017thank you…….