May I add a thought? Most churches don't actually obey the Great Commission. Jesus said to make disciples and to **teach them to obey everything He commanded.** We accept converts as the Spirit moves, then endlessly teach people some of what the Bible says, rather than teaching them to obey what Jesus commanded.
Were we better at this - I'll call it 'training in righteousness' - we would collectively be more mature, stand out from our neighbors, and be ASKED about the hope we have in Christ. We would be prepared to give a gentle and respectful answer, which truly is evangelism.
We put pressure on people to share their faith, but we don't help them grow very well. That's not putting the cart before the horse... it's expecting the cart to deliver you without any horse at all.
Spot on brother. I once heard a sermon that addressed this and it changed my life. Its ok to not do anything big for the Lord, we are however to be faithful in all things (which are usually the most boring).
“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.”
"Maybe the Christian man who succeeds in business doesn’t need to give it up to go to preaching school or become a missionary… maybe he’s the guy with the resources to support others."
This.
As it turns out, the "big stuff" that the church needs to do costs money. Got to be folks who grind it out everyday who can support those works.
This is a wonderful reminder that in the smallest ways the Christian life is lived to be helper in the Body of Christ. We are the Vessels, the blood cells, the deepest parts that may go forgotten but is all too important for the church to continue to thrive! And in the end, we are His bride that seeks to serve Him. So even if we aren't some incredible preacher going out and evangelizing, we can still be in Him and bare much fruit.
You make a good point!
May I add a thought? Most churches don't actually obey the Great Commission. Jesus said to make disciples and to **teach them to obey everything He commanded.** We accept converts as the Spirit moves, then endlessly teach people some of what the Bible says, rather than teaching them to obey what Jesus commanded.
Were we better at this - I'll call it 'training in righteousness' - we would collectively be more mature, stand out from our neighbors, and be ASKED about the hope we have in Christ. We would be prepared to give a gentle and respectful answer, which truly is evangelism.
We put pressure on people to share their faith, but we don't help them grow very well. That's not putting the cart before the horse... it's expecting the cart to deliver you without any horse at all.
Spot on brother. I once heard a sermon that addressed this and it changed my life. Its ok to not do anything big for the Lord, we are however to be faithful in all things (which are usually the most boring).
“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.”
― G.K. Chesterton
SO TRUE! Wish all young people could read this. Christian every day living simply explained.
"Maybe the Christian man who succeeds in business doesn’t need to give it up to go to preaching school or become a missionary… maybe he’s the guy with the resources to support others."
This.
As it turns out, the "big stuff" that the church needs to do costs money. Got to be folks who grind it out everyday who can support those works.
This is a wonderful reminder that in the smallest ways the Christian life is lived to be helper in the Body of Christ. We are the Vessels, the blood cells, the deepest parts that may go forgotten but is all too important for the church to continue to thrive! And in the end, we are His bride that seeks to serve Him. So even if we aren't some incredible preacher going out and evangelizing, we can still be in Him and bare much fruit.