To the Average Modern American Church:
How blessed are we to be able to come together and worship God without persecution. I see churches being planted and believers who are committed to the church. We smile, we show love, we are concerned about others. We strive to perform/lead the best possible praise music and worship. We try to provide the most comfortable atmosphere for our visitors in Sunday School. We sign up for everything as we are willing to go and help on various projects. We have men of God pastoring, who are blessed with ability to deliver God's word. Yet, there is a problem.
We are not making disciples. We are not changing lives. We have believers getting fed in church and proclaiming Jesus, but not following Jesus. Jesus is a part of their life, but not their whole life. Christ is my personal Lord and Savior. No, Christ is Lord, regardless, and if He was Lord over your lives, then you are stating He is your master and you are His servant. Are we as believers in the modern day American church truly servants of Jesus? Maybe we have watered down what it means to be a follower/disciple of Jesus, therefore we cant truly follow his command to make disciples. Disciples make Disciples!
We need to get back in God's word, and read the plan that was laid out for believers. God's plan is not outdated, its everlasting. We have the outline, we have the blueprint. Jesus said, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men," Matthew 4:19. A disciple is a student of his master. Jesus is our master and we are to be students of Him. We are to learn how to become more like Him, for our lives to align with His. His love becomes our love, his passion becomes our passion, His desires are our desires, and we live to follow His will. Then we are to invest in people He has put in our lives, and teach them how to do the same. We need to show others how to study His Word, how to pray earnestly, and the importance of sharing His gospel. We are to disciple others.
As a church, we are to be a place where disciples are making disciples. A place where the gospel is at the forefront and we are focused on changing lives. We need to be sending out more on missions. We need to be rebuking brothers/sisters going down sinful paths that leads to death and destruction. We need to be caring for those in need. We need to be teaching God's Word not for information, but for transformation. We are the light in the darkness, the salt of the earth. We are Christ's bride as the church. The world should look at us and see His love. We are the beacon for the lost. Lets get back to making disciples, and giving up our lives for the spreading of Jesus to all nations. Let's get back to being God's design for His church.
" By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."
- John 15:8
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