What Is Truly Important

A group of ministers and leaders in our area meet together weekly to discuss how we, as leaders, are doing, how our faith community is fairing and what can we, as a united body, can do for our town and county. We want to be know as a group of caring Christians who are dedicated to serving the needs of those in our area and throughout the Covid crisis, we have stepped up to help in a variety of ways such as emergency food hampers, counselling and communicating the hope. So here are two questions for you to contemplate and comment on.

1.      If you go to church either regularly or occasionally, what would you say is the one thing you would like to be known for?

2.      If you don’t go to a church, what are you looking for as a focus of the faith community?

Now, let me expand on this for a moment. There are some who will look for an electric preacher, others who want to experience a top-notch worship team, many look for music that speaks to their particular tastes and some who want to hear the Word of God spoken with wisdom and strength. Before I became fully immersed in the faith, I looked for a church where my past would not be used against me and that I would feel welcomed and cared for while I grew in knowledge and faith.

This is something we need to explore going forward if we want to make a difference in our community. The foundational message that Christ lived and preached every day of His life was this:

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matt 22:37-40

Many churches believe they are following the Christian ethos but can I challenge all the churches of our nation to take a look at this message and ask themselves “Is this how we look to those who are seeking a place to call home?” Does our church truly die to self in order to serve the needs of the community? Do we love God with absolutely every ounce of our being? Do we put the needs of those around us ahead of our own? Do we realize that we are never alone when we serve the Master? Is this the foundation upon which our church is built? Is this what people see when they look in on us? Jesus put it all on the line when He went to the cross for each of us, can we, will we, pay it forward? Jesus washed the feet of the disciples wanting them to understand that our passion should be to serve, not to be served. Is this how we look to others? Only you can answer that question.

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See you all Sunday, online.

Blessings
Pastor Todd
www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca