Archive for June 25th, 2008
Good Gossip. Is there such a thing?
As many of you know I have had a stirring my spirit for several weeks now about the Church and the amount of passion that we have or rather do not have. It seems that everything that I read or study points me back to that theme in some way or another and today I read and today was not different. If you read the scripture, above what do you see? What jumps out at you some might say that it is a message from Paul to make sure that people are prepared so that what he has been saying about them is accurate. However, that is really a side point to what I think is important about this scripture.
Everyone knows how “fired up” Paul was for Christ. We all know the great lengths he went to share his faith and to be tortured and eventually martyred for his beliefs. So for him to be “proud” (for lack of a better word) and to boast about these people, they must have been very sincere with their hearts and with their actions. So here is my question…When is the last time that you enthusiasm for Christ and your ministry affected others to be as excited as you are. Are you so excited about serving your Lord that it is contagious to other Christians and to others that may not even know you? I wonder if your church so was fired up for Jesus that they started to make other spread the word through the community about “That Church”. We all have heard how quickly gossip can spread and we all know that if a church is doing something that is way out there it is spread quickly and everyone is talking. Well lets use that and let’s make them say “I have never seen a church that is that caring,” or “Wow, why would they do so much for us?” But most importantly let’s make the say “you know, there is something different about that Church.”
Pay close attention to verse 2 because Paul tells us that when he spread the word about this church it “stirred most of them to action”. That’s right we can take Christ to the streets and not only affect the lost but we can affect the stagnant as well. Read your Bible and get “FIRED UP” Lets do this!!!
God Bless ~ Tyler
