Topic:
Sacrifice
If we started a church and we told everyone in the new church they were going to
have to do church work they didn't want to do, would anyone attend? If we asked the church
members to walk a rough and rocky road, would anyone sit in the pews? If we asked people
to do things that made them uncomfortable, would anyone attend? If we asked people to give
their blood, sweat, and tears for the work of the Lord, would they be in church? If we
asked people to do things they were not necessarily good at doing, would they show up for
worship? To ask people to truly sacrifice for God does not play well on TV or play well to
two generations of TV watchers. When we speak of sacrifice in this context, we are not
speaking about giving money or making a financial sacrifice. When we speak of sacrifice in
the context of building a church we are speaking about people doing what they do not want
to do, doing what makes them uncomfortable, being willing to walk a rough and rocky road,
and giving their blood, sweat, and tears for Christ. If we asked people to sacrifice like
this, how many would show up to build the church?
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These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom
Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
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