Hunger to Know God Better

Daily writing promptWhat’s the trait you value most about yourself?View all responses

I want to be
Like a dewdrop
On a grass blade
And to sparkle
In the sunlight
Of Jesus Christ.

The focus of church could be on something much greater than listening to one person preach every week. The focus of church could be on the presence of the risen Jesus and on helping people to be so aware of His very presence that Christ produces the fruit of the Spirit in and through them all week long.

Church could be a community instead of a lecture hall. We don’t need women to preach in church or men either. The Good News needs to be preached to non-believers, not to a gathered group of believers. They have already heard and received the Gospel.

A gathering of Christ-followers needs to be trained to hear God the Holy Spirit and to obey His inner promptings. Everyone present needs to be free to follow the leading of the Spirit. Then they can all demonstrate Christ’s presence by teaching, serving, and encouraging one another, by showing kindness to and sharing the Good News with non-believers, and by actively loving their enemies.

I believe that the calling of a pastor is to help people manifest the fruit of the Spirit in daily life. If you are helping someone to cultivate the fruit of the Spirit, you are a pastor.

When Paul and Barnabas were teaching Gods Word and announcing the Good News in Antioch, it wasn’t just the two of them doing it all. They had many other people preaching and teaching with them. There was no one-man pastor in Antioch. (Acts 15:35)

I don’t condemn traditional church. God uses it. However, I do try to encourage people to go beyond being passive Sunday spectators and to learn to be led by the Spirit day and night. (Romans 8:28) To learn more about how to go beyond church google: Beyond Church Ekklesia.

The kingdom of God isn’t about empire or physical dominion. It’s about humbly surrendering your will to God’s will. The kingdom of God is neither an imperial nor a physical kingdom. It’s immaterial and arterial. It invisibly flows from the heart of God.

Christians with a vision
Of calling and mission
Want more than a sermon
Or a religious talk.
They want a daily walk
With Jesus Christ Himself.

When you taste
And you see
God is good,
You’ll make haste
Not to waste
A moment
Without Him.

Always stay,
Day-by-day
Connected
Heart-to-heart
With Jesus.
Live His way
Not your way.
If you stray
Hear Him say,
“It’s okay
To come back
Home to Me.”