...churches quit measuring success by the numbers of church hoppers and plate droppers and started measuring it based on the quality of discipleship being done...or the quantity of the "least of these" being ministered to "in Jesus' name"...
...all Christians truly meant it when we sang "Wherever He leads I'll go..."
...God, in all His glory, high and lifted up on His throne in heaven, asked for volunteers that He could send to go "for us". Oh wait, He already did. Guess we need to respond to that, huh?...
...there was something akin to an "M & M" (Missions & Ministry) Center in every town, where people could receive shelter, food, clothing, health services, crisis pregnancy help, and most importantly spiritual guidance. Christians from different churches in the community could cooperatively serve together at this type of center and watch as the Master used them to "be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth." Gosh, seems like we're commanded to do something like that...
...there were no more super talented praise bands...multimedia projectors...multi-million dollar church campuses...ridiculously over-priced church buses...over extended or under used church budgets...
And all we had before us was a question. The same question that Simon Peter answered before any of the other boys spoke up. "But who do YOU say that I AM?"
The correct answer is all we NEED isn't it? To KNOW that He is "The Christ, the Son of the Living God" changes EVERYTHING in and of itself, doesn't it?
As we say around here in good 'ol East Tennessee, "The rest is just gravy."
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