shallow

Been a while since that last post but hey that is life it, just seems to rush on by! Cannot believe that we are nearly half way through October.

Life is good here in West Brom, great getting to know people. Moving to a new church and a new post has set me thinking again (I say again but I'm always thinking about this stuff) about what church should look like. Now I have to be honest I really get fed up of the shallowness of some of Christendom. Surely being part of a community of faith is more than just a bums on seats (that is nice if it is people coming to faith and joining the journey with Jesus and people continuing in faith with Jesus!) or the next big event.

Is it not about faithfulness to God and one another? Is it not loving one another unconditionally? Is it not about forgiving those who hurt you and moving on? Is it not about doing life together showing those who are not part of our community that it is the best community to belong to on earth and inviting them to join? Please let us not pass entertainment of those seeking the next best thing or the latest fix of "good worship" or "good preaching" as being what following Jesus is about. (By the way I believe in giving our very best to God so this is not about putting up with just any old thing! Whatever is done should be done to the best of our ability so that it pleases God. God does not want our half baked efforts).

Following Jesus has be be about becoming like him, which means loving people over and above our needs and over wants, over and above that which makes us comfortable. Please if you are a follower of Jesus don't settle for anything less than being committed to the other people in your local church. Bill Hybels is right the local church is the hope of the world, nit because they get everything right but because they are the ones who carry a life changing message, of hope, love and peace. We have to live out what we have!!!

Sorry for the rant but need to get that off my chest, as shallow Christianity just ain't going to cut it anymore! We need to undergo transformation and formation by the living Word. We need life!!!