Sign on
door: “Gone out of business. Didn’t know
what our business was.” (University Christian Church, NY, 1963).
The
background story to the above statement must certainly be interesting. It is difficult to run a business successfully
when one does not know the business of the business (if you get my drift).
The same
can be said for the church of God.
Though the body of Christ is far from a business, it is true that the
church cannot be the church is it doesn’t know how to be the church. In other words, everything done by the church
must have a focus, a purpose, an end-goal.
This is far from the Purpose
Driven Life made famous by Rick Warren.
This is the purpose driven life to which the church has been called by
our Creator God.
In 2
Timothy 2:22-26 Paul once again encourages Timothy to flee sinfulness, pursue
righteousness, and correct false teachers.
But the full purpose behind this is not to have Timothy’s or the
church’s reputation held high. The end
game is far greater than any reputation of a man or group of believers.
Join us
this week at ElmCreek Community Church as we look at God’s Word together,
seeking the truth, and striving to give God the glory in all things.
Striving to know Christ and make him known.
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