Coming To Church Is Just The Beginning
The purpose of church is not church! The purpose of church is to help provide opportunities to grow. So many people miss out on the wonderful things God has planned for their life because they think everything begins and ends with coming to church, but church is just the beginning. Consider this Scripture:
6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 (NIV)
These are the words of the Apostle Paul and he talks about a message of wisdom among the mature and later says that it is a message that has been hidden. This seems strange because the Bible has been around for a long time, but the Bible is incredibly rich with so many life lessons and words for healing and personal growth along with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The purpose of Church is to help people attain this deep wisdom from God.
This happens through preaching of course, but there are so many other ways. We learn from one another as we share each other's burdens in prayer. We learn as we listen to the life stories of others and how God has helped them. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand more of this wisdom for the mature. When we serve others, we learn and grow.
There are so many ways to grow. Church is a place where many of these different opportunities to grow happen.
It's true that Church helps keep us focused on God and encourages to face another week of the trials and tribulations of this world, but Church is also a place where we grow in our understanding of Scripture in a variety of ways that we might become mature obtaining the full measure of God in our life.
So...get involved and grow!
Here at CrossRoads, we call this process being ENGAGED. Check out what it means to be an ENGAGED member of CrossRoads.
6We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 (NIV)
These are the words of the Apostle Paul and he talks about a message of wisdom among the mature and later says that it is a message that has been hidden. This seems strange because the Bible has been around for a long time, but the Bible is incredibly rich with so many life lessons and words for healing and personal growth along with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The purpose of Church is to help people attain this deep wisdom from God.
This happens through preaching of course, but there are so many other ways. We learn from one another as we share each other's burdens in prayer. We learn as we listen to the life stories of others and how God has helped them. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand more of this wisdom for the mature. When we serve others, we learn and grow.
There are so many ways to grow. Church is a place where many of these different opportunities to grow happen.
It's true that Church helps keep us focused on God and encourages to face another week of the trials and tribulations of this world, but Church is also a place where we grow in our understanding of Scripture in a variety of ways that we might become mature obtaining the full measure of God in our life.
So...get involved and grow!
Here at CrossRoads, we call this process being ENGAGED. Check out what it means to be an ENGAGED member of CrossRoads.
